Fish and aquatic habitat conservation in South America: A continental overview with emphasis on neotropical systems

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2118-2176

  Barletta, M ^a   Jaureguizar, A J ^b,c   Baigun, C ^d   Fontoura, N F ^e   Agostinho, A A ^f   Almeida Val, V M F ^g   Val, A L ^g   Torres, R A ^a   Jimenes Segura, L F ^h   Giarrizzo, T ⁱ   Fabre N N ^j   Batista, V S ^j   Lasso, C ^k   Taphorn, D C ^k   Costa, M F ^a   Chaves, P T ^l   Vieira, J P ^m   Correa M F M ^l  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Inst Nac Investigacion D   (Argentina)

^c Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^k INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIOLÓGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Colombia)

^l FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Amazon; Ecosystem conservation; Estuary; La Plata River basins; Magdalena; Mangrove forest; Neotropical fishes; Orinoco; Paraguay; Paran ; Patos Lagoon; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 77954734899     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02684.x     Document Type: Review

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