A comparison of fish diversity and abundance between nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor lakes in the upper Amazon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-198

  Henderson, Peter A ^a   Crampton, William G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazon; Blackwater; Density; Diversity; Fish; Floating meadow; Floodplain; Igapo; Varzea; Whitewater

Indexed keywords

FISH COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BRAZIL, AMAZONAS STATE, TEFE;

EID: 0030617638     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010403     Document Type: Article

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