Spatial structure of fish assemblages in a tropical estuarine lagoon: Combining multivariate and geostatistical techniques

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-112

  Rueda, Mario ^a,b   Defeo, Omar ^b  

^a Inst de Invest Marinas y Costeras   (Colombia)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colombia; Fish assemblages; Geostatistics; Multivariate analysis; Spatial and temporal variability; Tropical estuarine lagoon

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOSTATISTICS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAGOON; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CIENAGA GRANDE DE SANTA MARTA; COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA;

ANCHOVIA; ANCHOVIA CHIPEOIDES; CATHOROPS; CATHOROPS SPIXII; DIAPTERUS RHOMBEUS; ELOPS SAURUS; EUGERRES; EUGERRES PLUMIERI; MICROPOGONIAS FURNIERI; MUGIL INCILIS;

EID: 0141501422     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00319-8     Document Type: Article

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