Predicting biological parameters of estuarine benthic communities using models based on environmental data

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 613-627

  Rosa Filho, José Souto ^a   Bemvenuti, Carlos Emílio ^b   Elliott, Michael ^c  

^a Centro de Geociências UFPA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Estuary; Models; Prediction; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944422469     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132004000400015     Document Type: Article

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