Niche overlap between juvenile flatfishes, Platichthys flesus and Solea solea, in a southern European estuary and adjacent coastal waters

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-120

  Vinagre, C ^a   Franca S ^a   Costa, M J ^a   Cabral, Henrique N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FLATFISH; NICHE OVERLAP; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DOURO ESTUARY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CRUSTACEA; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; POLYCHAETA; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 17644424663     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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