Invasive tilapia juveniles are associated with degraded river habitats

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-895

  Linde Arias, Ana Rosa ^a   Izquierdo, Jorge I ^b   Moreira, Josino Costa ^a   Garcia Vazquez, Eva ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazilian freshwater ecosystems; Geophagus brasiliensis; Habitat degradation; Invasions; Oreochromis niloticus; Species specific marker

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CICHLID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; NATIVE SPECIES; RIVER;

BRAZIL; RIO PARAIBA DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CICHLIDAE; GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 52749090889     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.928     Document Type: Article

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