Fish composition and assemblage in the anthropogenic-modified tidally-restricted Doñana (Spain) marshlands

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-63

  Moreno Valcárcel, Raquel ^a   Oliva Paterna, Francisco J ^b   Arribas, Carmen ^a   Fernández Delgado, Carlos ^a  

^a University Campus of Rabanales University of Córdoba ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Do ana National Park; Drought; Exotic fish; Fish community; Iberian Peninsula; Salinity gradient; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARSH; SALINITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TELEOST;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; GUADALQUIVIR ESTUARY; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 84875407412     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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