Natural born indicators: Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) as monitors of river discharge influence on estuarine ichthyofauna

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-108

  Dias, Ester ^a,b   Morais, Pedro ^b,c   Leopold, Mardik ^d   Campos, Joana ^b   Antunes, Carlos ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c ICCE International Center for Coastal Ecoydrology   (Portugal)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Aquamuseu do Rio Minho ^*  (Portugal)

^f ESG Escola Superior Gallaecia   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cormorant; Diet; Ecological Indicators; Estuary; River Discharge; Seabird

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DIET; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; RIVER DISCHARGE; ROOSTING; SAMPLER; SEABIRD;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; MINHO ESTUARY;

AVES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 84864331966     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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