Artificial structures as tools for fish habitat rehabilitation in a neotropical reservoir

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 896-908

  Santos, Luciano N ^a,d   Araújo, Francisco G ^b   Brotto, Daniel S ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c VEIGA DE ALMEIDA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Environmental restoration; Fishery management; Freshwater; Snorkelling; Structural complexity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTIFICIAL REEF; CICHLID; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RESERVOIR; SURVIVAL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CICHLA; CICHLIDAE; GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS; TILAPIA; TILAPIA RENDALLI;

EID: 52749096297     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.931     Document Type: Article

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