Interactive effects of abiotic, hydrological and anthropogenic factors on fish abundance and distribution in natural run-of-the-river Shallow Lakes

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 713-733

  Rosso, Juan José ^a   Quirós, Rolando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impacts; Fish abundance; Hydrology; Pampa Plain; Salado River; Shallow lakes; Water salinity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FISH; HYDROLOGY; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; PAMPAS; SALADO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

CYPHOCHARAX; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS; OLIGOSARCUS JENYNSII; PARAPIMELODUS;

EID: 70149118956     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1185     Document Type: Article

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