Merging anchovy eggs abundance into a hydrodynamic model as an assessment tool for estuarine ecohydrological management

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-176

  Morais, Pedro ^a,b   Martins, Flávio ^a,c   Chícharo, Maria Alexandra ^a,b   Lopes, João ^c   Chícharo, Luís ^a,b  

^a International Center for Coastal Ecohydrology   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Estuarine management; Fish eggs; Flow pulses; Guadiana estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADVECTION; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EGG PRODUCTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAWNING;

GUADIANA ESTUARY;

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 84856273865     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1443     Document Type: Article

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