Temporal and spatial variability of fish assemblages in a river basin with an environmental degradation gradient

Community Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-50

  Hued, A ^a   Dardanelli, S ^b   Bistoni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fish assemblages; Freshwater; Persistence; Stability; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; SUQUIA BASIN;

EID: 77953839259     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.11.2010.1.7     Document Type: Article

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