Fish assemblage composition in relation to environmental gradients in Portuguese reservoirs

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 325-334

  Godinho, Francisco Nunes ^a   Ferreira, Maria Teresa ^b   Portugal E Castro, Maria I ^a  

^a Estacao Florestal Nacional   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish assemblages; Habitat; Lakes; Native and exotic species; Portugal; Reservoirs; Stocking; Typology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; RESERVOIR;

PORTUGAL;

BARBUS; CHONDROSTOMA; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; LEUCISCUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 0032170369     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(98)80003-X     Document Type: Article

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