Artificial reefs and their effects on fish assemblages in a Brazilian reservoir and Tailrace

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 305-313

  Freitas, Carlos E C ^a   Petrere Jr, Miguel ^b   Abuabara, Maria A P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Diversity; Fish; Lotic zone; Refuges

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; DAM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; REFUGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BRAZIL;

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0036986492     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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