Seasonal, tidal and diurnal changes in fish assemblages in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Portugal)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-474

  Ribeiro, Joaquim ^a   Bentes, Luis ^a   Coelho, Rui ^a   Gonçalves, Jorge M S ^a   Lino, Pedro G ^a   Monteiro, Pedro ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a  

^a Hospital CUF Infante Santo   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Fish fauna; Ria Formosa; Sand; Seagrass; South Portugal; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAGOON; SEASONALITY; TIDAL CYCLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 33644988039     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.036     Document Type: Article

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