Water abstraction affects abundance, size-structure and growth of two threatened cyprinid fishes.

Hydrologic alteration is a major threat to freshwater biota, and particularly fish, in many river courses around the world. We analyzed and compared the effects of water abstraction on two threatened cyprinid fishes of contrasting ecology (the Mediterranean barbel Barbus meridionalis and the Catalan...

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Main Authors: Roberto Merciai, Carlota Molons-Sierra, Sergi Sabater, Emili García-Berthou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5393870?pdf=render