Spatiotemporal dynamics in a seasonal metacommunity structure is predictable: The case of floodplain-fish communities

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 464-475

  Fernandes, Izaias M ^a   Henriques Silva, Renato ^b   Penha, Jerry ^c   Zuanon, Jansen ^a   Peres Neto, Pedro R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84899936690     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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