Does the flatfish community of the Mondego estuary (Portugal) reflect environmental changes?

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 843-852

  Martinho, F ^a,c   Dolbeth, M ^a,c   Viegas, I ^a,c   Baptista, J ^a,c   Cabral, H N ^b   Pardal, M A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNOGLOSSUS LATERNA; BUGLOSSIDIUM LUTEUM; DICOLOGLOSSA HEXOPHTHALMA; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SCOPHTHALMUS RHOMBUS; SOLEA LASCARIS; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 78449242556     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01486.x     Document Type: Article

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