The role of vegetated areas on fish assemblage of the Paraná River floodplain: Effects of different hydrological conditions

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-48

  Neiff, Juan José ^a   de Neiff, Alicia Poi ^a,b   Verón, Marta B Canón ^a  

^a Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Fish diet; Fish diversity; Floodplain wetlands

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 65349090850     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000100006     Document Type: Article

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