Unravelling the impact of anthropogenic pressure on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary ponds

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 918-929

  Bouahim, Siham ^a,c,g   Rhazi, Laila ^a   Amami, Btissam ^a,c,g   Waterkeyn, Aline ^b,c   Rhazi, Mouhssine ^d   Saber, Er Riyahi ^e   Zouahri, Abdelmjid ^f   Van Den Broeck, Maarten ^a,b   Muller, Serge D ^f   Brendonck, Luc ^b   Grillas, Patrick ^c  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^d MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^e MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^f Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^g INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

biodiversity; conservation; disturbance; freshwater

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPHEMERAL POOL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84907434093     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF13194     Document Type: Article

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