A comparison of current and historical fish assemblages in a Caribbean island estuary: Conservation value of historical data

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 993-1004

  Smith, K L ^a   Corujo Flores, I ^b   Pringle, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Programa de Especies Protegidas   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Estuarine fishes; Freshwater diversion; Freshwater fishes; Long term change; Watershed change

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INFLOW; ISLAND; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ESPIRITU SANTO ESTUARY; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

PISCES;

EID: 52749097005     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.920     Document Type: Article

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