Artificial macrophytes as fish habitat in a Mediterranean reservoir subjected to seasonal water level disturbances

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Santos, Luciano N ^a,b,g   Agostinho, Angelo A ^a   Alcaraz, Carles ^b,c   Carol, Joaquim ^b,d   Santos, Alejandra F G N ^a,b,e   Tedesco, Pablo ^b,f   García Berthou, Emili ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d Minuartia   (Spain)

^e FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^f MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial structures; Catalonia; Drawdown; Impoundment; Invasive species; Submerged habitats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BODY SIZE; CYPRINID; DRAWDOWN; IMPOUNDMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROPHYTE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERCID; PREDATION RISK; RESERVOIR; ROCKY SHORE; SEASONALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER LEVEL;

BOADELLA RESERVOIR; CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; SPAIN;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SQUALIUS;

EID: 79251627056     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0158-3     Document Type: Article

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