Interannual variation of fish assemblage structure in a Mediterranean river: Implications of streamflow on the dominance of native or exotic species

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 521-532

  Bernardo, Joao M ^a   Ilhéu, Maria ^a   Matono, Paula ^a   Costa, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Exotics; Fish assemblages; Fish conservation; Floods; Habitat preference; Mediterranean rivers; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; NATIVE SPECIES; STREAMFLOW;

EUROPE;

ANAECYPRIS HISPANICA; CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 0242349275     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.726     Document Type: Article

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