Effects of freshwater flow on the fish assemblage of the mondego estuary (Portugal): Comparison between drought and non-drought years

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 490-501

  Baptista, Joana ^a   Martinho, Filipe ^a   Dolbeth, Marina ^a   Viegas, Ivan ^a   Cabral, Henrique ^b   Pardal, Miguel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Drought period; Mondego estuary; Precipitation; Runoff; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT USE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER FLOW; RIVER PLUME; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77951834879     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09174     Document Type: Article

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