TY - BOOK AU - Verónica Ferreira AU - Maria João Feio AB - The book Rivers of Portugal: Communities, Processes and Alterations appears in a context in which it is recognized the great importance of rivers for the society and in which there is an intense scientific and technical development on the aquatic ecosystems in Portugal. In 17 chapters written by Portuguese researchers, it was intended to cover the various areas of research linked to rivers. Thus, this book begins with the fundamental physical aspects of rivers: hydrology and sedimentology. Eight chapters follow devoted to aquatic organisms: algae, fungi and bacteria, aquatic and riverine vegetation, invertebrates, fish, amphibians and reptiles, mammals, and birds. The following chapters address human activities that cause major changes in ecosystem quality, ecological monitoring, and restoration of degraded river sectors. The last chapters deal with the last section of a river, before the see, the estuaries, and the final one the thermo-mineral springs, environments closely linked to water courses. DO - 10.14195/978-989-26-1624-7 ID - OAPEN ID: 45843 KW - Hydrology KW - Bacteria KW - Reptiles KW - Secondary production KW - Bioassessment KW - Algae KW - Rivers KW - Birds KW - Corse KW - Fishes KW - Primary production KW - Mammals KW - Fungi KW - Aquatic organisms KW - Plants KW - Invertebrates KW - Sediments KW - Environmental alterations KW - Amphibians KW - Leaf litter decomposition L1 - https://doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-1624-7 LA - Portuguese LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/58495 PB - Coimbra University Press PY - 2019 SN - 9789892616230 TI - Rios de Portugal: Comunidades, Processos e Alteraçõesnull ER -