Longitudinal changes and indicator species of the fish fauna in the subtropical Sinos River, Brazil

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 272-290

  Petry, A C ^a   Schulz, U H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish longitudinal patterns; Indicator species; Neotropical fishes; Sinos River

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FISH; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; REPLACEMENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SINOS RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748556898     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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