Biomass and productivity of the freshwater sponge Metania spinata (Carter, 1881) (Demospongiae: Metaniidae) in a Brazilian reservoir

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 390, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-10

  Melão, Maria Da Graça G ^a   Rocha, Odete ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Freshwater sponges; Metania spinata; Neotropical; Population dynamics; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; SPONGE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032467245     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003522316911     Document Type: Article

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