Effectiveness of a large reserve network in protecting freshwater biodiversity: A test for the Iberian Peninsula

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 698-710

  Hermoso, Virgilio ^a   Filipe, Ana Filipa ^b   Segurado, Pedro ^c   Beja, Pedro ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^c Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Fish; Habitats Directive; Representation; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84924558310     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12519     Document Type: Article

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