Tidal and diel changes in the structure of a nekton assemblage in small intertidal mangrove creeks in northern Brazil

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-229

  Krumme, Uwe ^a   Saint Paul, Ulrich ^a   Rosenthal, Harald ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazon; Beach seine; Community structure; Migration; Nursery; Shrimp; Tropical Fish; Water level

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIEL VARIATION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MANGROVE; NEKTON; TIDAL CYCLE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANABLEPIDAE; ANABLEPS ANABLEPS; ANCHOVIA CLUPEOIDES; ARIIDAE; AUCHENIPTERIDAE; CATHOROPS; CLUPEOIDES; COLOMESUS PSITTACUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENGRAULIDAE; FENNEROPENAEUS; HALOPHILA; MUGIL; MUGILIDAE; PENAEIDAE; PSEUDAUCHENIPTERUS NODOSUS; PSITTACUS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 3042768118     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2004019     Document Type: Article

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