Fish abundance and community composition in native and non-native plants following hydrilla colonisation at Lake Izabal, Guatemala

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Barrientos, Christian A ^a   Allen, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Cichlids; Fish assemblage; Hydrilla verticillata

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; CICHLID; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; IZABAL;

CHARA; CICHLASOMA MACULICAUDA; CICHLIDAE; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; POTAMOGETON ILLINOENSIS; SCIRPUS; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 40949134737     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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