Spatial variation in fish assemblages across small Mediterranean drainages: Effects of habitat and landscape context

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-120

  Mesquita, Natacha ^a   Coelho, M Manuela ^a   Filomena, M Magalhães ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cyprinids; Drought; Fish abundance; Flood; Iberian Peninsula; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; DRAINAGE; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONCEPT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748544234     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9058-8     Document Type: Article

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