Fish metacommunity structure in Caño Maraca, an important nursery habitat in the Western Llanos of Venezuela

ABSTRACT We investigated spatial and seasonal variation of fish assemblages of Caño Maraca, a creek in Venezuela’s Western Llanos, a region with strong wet-dry seasonality. Fishes were surveyed over a 19-year period at three sites along the longitudinal gradient: a headwater site with a narrow chann...

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Main Authors: Kirk O. Winemiller, Donald C. Taphorn, Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller, Edwin O. López-Delgado, Friedrich W. Keppeler, Carmen G. Montaña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2018-12-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252018000400217&lng=en&tlng=en