Stream fish, water and habitat quality in a pasture dominated basin, southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 2 B, 2006, Pages 681-696

  Casatti, L ^a   Langeani, F ^a   Silva, A M ^a   Castro, R M C ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation; Indices; Integrity; Physicochemical; Upper Paran

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746928366     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842006000400012     Document Type: Article

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