Structure and dynamics of distinct fish assemblages in three reaches (upper, middle and lower) of an open tropical estuary in Brazil

Marine Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-131

  Neves, Leonardo M ^a   Teixeira, Tatiana P ^a   Araujo, Francisco G ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Estuaries; Fish assemblages; Habitat structure; Salinity gradient

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAGOON; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL;

ELEOTRIDAE; EUCINOSTOMUS ARGENTEUS; GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS; GERREIDAE; PISCES; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 79551495087     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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