Relative importance of estuarine nurseries for species of the genus Diplodus (Sparidae) along the Portuguese coast

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Vinagre, C ^a   Cabral, H N ^a   Costa, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

environmental conditions; habitat selection; latitudinal variations; niche overlap; nursery grounds; Portugal

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT SELECTION; NICHE OVERLAP; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PORTUGAL;

DIPLODUS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; DIPLODUS BELLOTTII; DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; DIPLODUS SARGUS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 72449144899     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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