Life history of a cyprinid species in non-regulated and regulated rivers from permanent and temporary Mediterranean basins

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1137-1153

  Alexandre, C M ^a,b,c   Ferreira, M T ^c   Almeida, P R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish life cycles; Flow regulation; Iberian barbel; Mediterranean rivers; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; FISH; FISHERIES; STREAM FLOW;

FLOW REGULATION; IBERIAN BARBELS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW VARIABILITY;

RIVERS;

CYPRINID; FLOW REGULATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER; STREAMFLOW;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BARBUS; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 84941658965     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1572     Document Type: Article

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