The role of salinity in structuring the fish assemblages in a tropical estuary

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-72

  Barletta, M ^a   Barletta Bergan, A ^b   Saint Paul, U ^b   Hubold, G ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caet River estuary; East Amazon; Estuarine fish assemblages; Estuary; Macro tide region; Tropical Brazil

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTUARY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL; CAETE ESTUARY; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASPREDINICHTHYS FILAMENTOSUS; ASPREDO; ASPREDO ASPREDO; CATHOROPS; CATHOROPS SPIXII; CYNOSCION ACOUPA; MACRODON ANCYLODON; PIMELODUS; PIMELODUS BLOCHII; PSEUDAUCHNIPTERUS NODOSUS; STELLIFER; STELLIFER MICROPS; STELLIFER RASTRIFER;

EID: 13444282415     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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