Small-sized fish assemblages do not differ between a native and a recently established non-indigenous macrophyte in a neotropical ecosystem

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-66

  Cunha, Eduardo Ribeiro ^a   Thomaz, Sidinei Magela ^a   Antoniazi Evangelista, Heloísa Beatriz ^a   Carniato, Juliana ^a   Souza, Camila Fernandes ^a   Fugi, Rosemara ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Egeria najas; Exotic species; Hydrilla verticillata; Paran river

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055077301     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.2011.007     Document Type: Article

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