The structure, diversity and somatic production of the fish community in an estuarine coastal lagoon, Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 587, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 253-268

  Pombo, Lúcia ^a   Rebelo, J E ^a   Elliott, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuarine lagoon; Ria de Aveiro; Somatic fish production

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; FISHERIES; MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALLEN CURVE; LAGOON; SEASONAL MIGRANT SPECIES; SOMATIC FISH PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE CATCHES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CLUPEOID; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 34250747345     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0687-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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