Fish-assemblage variation between geologically defined regions and across a longitudinal gradient in the Monkey River Basin, Belize

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-156

  Esselman, Peter C ^a   Freeman, Mary C ^b   Pringle, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Geology; Habitat; Longitudinal patterns; Mesoamerica; Tropical streams; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CORRELATION; ESTUARY; FAUNA; FISH; GEOLOGY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEADWATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER BASIN; STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; MAYA MOUNTAINS; MONKEY RIVER; TOLEDO [BELIZE];

AGONOSTOMUS MONTICOLA; CHARACIDAE; CICHLIDAE; GOBIOMORUS DORMITOR; JOTURUS PICHARDI; MARATHRUM OXYCARPUM; PISCES; PODOSTEMACEAE; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 33645661464     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[142:FVBGDR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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