Reduction of a native fish fauna by alien species: An example from Brazilian freshwater tropical lakes

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Latini, A O ^a   Petrere Jr , Miguel ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alien species; Brazil; Habitat heterogeneity; River Doce State Park; Tropical fish community

Indexed keywords

FISH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; REFUGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASTRONOTUS; ASTRONOTUS OCELLATUS; CICHLA; CICHLA MONOCULUS; CYCLOPIA; PISCES; PYGOCENTRUS NATTERERI;

EID: 2042454984     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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