Water chemistry and endangered white-clawed crayfish: A literature review and field study of water chemistry association in Austropotamobius pallipes

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 416, 2015, Pages

  Haddaway, N R ^a,b   Mortimer, R J G ^b   Christmas, M ^c   Dunn, A M ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Conservation; Freshwater; Habitat requirements; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES;

EID: 84921315210     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2014037     Document Type: Article

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