Temporal patterns in the intertidal faunal community at the mouth of a tropical estuary

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1571-1602

  Lacerda, C H F ^a   Barletta, M ^a   Dantas, D V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diel cycle; Ecological connectivity; Environmental patterns; Moon phase; Nursery; Young of the year

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; FISH; SALINITY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TSUNAMI;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BRAZIL; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARIES; FISHES; OXYGEN; SALINITY; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL WAVES;

EID: 84911412789     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12518     Document Type: Article

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