Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Franco, A ^a   Malavasi, S ^a   Zucchetta, M ^a   Franzoi, P ^a   Torricelli, P ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental influences; Fish assemblages; Habitat structure; Species distribution; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 33748295527     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540600571836     Document Type: Article

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