Assessing the ecological integrity of endorheic wetlands, with focus on Mediterranean temporary ponds

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-11

  Van Den Broeck, Maarten ^a,c   Waterkeyn, Aline ^a,b   Rhazi, Laila ^c   Grillas, Patrick ^b   Brendonck, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Ecological assessment; Temporary wetlands; WFD

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; MEDITERRANEAN TEMPORARY PONDS; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; MULTI-METRIC INDICES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WFD;

WETLANDS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; POND; RAMSAR CONVENTION; WETLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84924044008     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.02.016     Document Type: Review

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