Environmental factors predicting fish community structure in two neotropical rivers in Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Súarez, Yzel Rondon ^a   Petrere Jr , Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Environmental factors; Freshwater fish; Neotropical rivers

Indexed keywords

HYPOSTOMUS ANCISTROIDES; PARAUCHENIPTERUS GALEATUS;

EID: 34047165293     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000100008     Document Type: Article

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