▪ Abstract Streams in mediterranean-climate regions (areas surrounding the Mediterranean
Sea, parts of western North America, parts of west and south Australia, southwestern South …

The relationships between biological traits of macroinvertebrates and environmental
characteristics were investigated in streams with contrasting physical, chemical or …

In this paper we describe a new type of subterranean habitat associated with dry
watercourses in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula, the “Alluvial Mesovoid Shallow …

According to the guidelines of the European Water Framework Directive, assessment of the
ecological quality of streams and rivers should be based on ecotype‐specific reference …

Se ha aplicado el QBR (índice de calidad del bosque de ribera) a 157 estaciones de
muestreo localizadas en ríos pertenecientes a 12 cuencas diferentes del ámbito …

The term 'rambla'defines watercourses with specific geomorphological features that make
them different from all other temporary streams. Most ramblas represent extreme habitats for …

Biodiversity is probably at greater risk in freshwater systems than in other ecosystems.
Although protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in the protection of biodiversity and are the …

Microhabitat use by three endemic Iberian cyprinids, Barbus bocagei (Steindachner),
Pseudochondrostoma polylepis (Steindachner), and Squalius pyrenaicus (Günther) was …

The composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages was studied at 31 sites in the Sado
basin, a lowland area with intermittent rivers located in southern Portugal. Riparian features …

We investigated the site level relationships between fish condition and environmental
variables in Sclater's barbel, Barbus sclateri, from semi-arid streams in the south-eastern …