Freshwater fish habitats in amazonia: State of knowledge, management, and protection

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 437-451

  Junk, Wolfgang J ^a   Soares, Maria Gercilia M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Fishes; Habitat; Management; Protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984850727     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146349801317276107     Document Type: Article

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