Effects of environmental variables upon the spatial and temporal structure of a fish community in a small, freshwater tributary of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Paperno, Richard ^a   Brodie, Russell B ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal river estuarine gradient; community composition; species diversity; St. Sebastian River

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FLORIDA; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA; ANCHOA MITCHILLI; ANIMALIA; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CENTROPOMUS; CENTROPOMUS UNDECIMALIS; DIAPTERUS AURATUS; GOBIOSOMA; GOBIOSOMA BOSC; GOBIOSOMA BOSCI; INVERTEBRATA; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; MICROPOGONIAS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; MUGIL; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PISCES;

EID: 4544252845     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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