Book chapter
Chapter 2 - Ecology of Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems
Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin, pp 5-16
2024
Abstract
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the characteristics of the Mediterranean climate, the human imprint, and anthropogenic disturbances around the Mediterranean Basin that shaped its ecosystems for millennia, and a description of Mediterranean streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. We also discuss the role of natural and anthropogenic disturbances in shaping Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems. Last, we describe freshwater biodiversity and endemism in the Mediterranean Basin as an introduction to the chapters of this book.
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- Title
- Chapter 2 - Ecology of Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems
- Creators
- Alain Maasri - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesNúria Bonada - Universitat de Barcelona
- Publication Details
- Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin, pp 5-16
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991022207067204721