Effects of the proximity from an industrial plant on fish assemblages in the rio Paraíba do Sul, southeastern Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-278

  Pinto, Benjamin Carvalho Teixeira ^a   Peixoto, Magna Galvão ^a   Araújo, Francisco Gerson ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ABC curves; Cluster analysis; Fish community; Neotropical fauna; Pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847289866     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252006000200013     Document Type: Article

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