Structure and functioning of Mediterranean lagoon fish assemblages: A key for the identification of water body types

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-558

  Franco, Anita ^a   Franzoi, Piero ^a   Torricelli, Patrizia ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

abiotic descriptors; fish assemblages; functional groups; Mediterranean coastal lagoons; species richness; water body types

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAGOON; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING GROUND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 49049090536     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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