Fish species diversity in sand bank habitats of a neotropical river

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 449-460

  Jepsen, David B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Floodplains; Habitat use; Ilanos; South America; Species richness; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH COMMUNITY; RIVER ENVIRONMENT; SAND BANK;

VENEZUELA, CINARUCO RIVER; VENEZUELA, SANTOS LUZARDO NATIONAL PARKS;

CHARACIFORMES; ILANOS; PISCES;

EID: 0030856676     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007371132144     Document Type: Article

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