Fish assemblage structure across the Arade basin (Southern Portugal)

Cybium

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-365

  Pires, Ana M ^a,b   Da Costa, Luís Moreira ^a   Alves, Maria J ^a,c   Coelho, Maria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Universidade Atlantica   (Portugal)

^c Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arade River; Cyprinidae; Environmental variables; Fish assemblages; Iberian endemics; Mediterranean type streams; Portugal; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

BARBUS SCLATERI; CHONDROSTOMA; CHONDROSTOMA LUSITANICUM; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; SQUALIUS ARADENSIS;

EID: 26044477950     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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