Relationships between fish assemblages, macrophytes and environmental gradients in the Amazon River floodplain

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 547-579

  Petry, P ^a,b   Bayley, P B ^a   Markle, D F ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bio Amazonia Conservation Intl   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon River floodplain; Aquatic macrophytes; Environmental gradients; Fish assemblages structure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

PASPALUM; PASPALUM FLUITANS; PASPALUM HYDROPHILUM; PISCES; POACEAE;

EID: 2342535713     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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