Functional diversity of fish communities in two tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic disturbance

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 244-254

  Dolbeth, M ^a,b   Vendel, A L ^c   Pessanha, A ^a   Patricio J ^d  

^a Paraiba State University UEPB   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Paraiba State University   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brazil; Estuary; Functional complementarity; Functional identity; Functional redundancy; Morphological traits

Indexed keywords

FISH; REDUNDANCY;

BRAZIL; FUNCTIONAL COMPLEMENTARITY; FUNCTIONAL IDENTITIES; FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS;

ESTUARIES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPLEMENTARITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; SALINITY;

BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ESTUARY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); IDENTITY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARIES; FISHES; SALINITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84992650272     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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