Implementation of hydroacoustic for a rapid assessment of fish spatial distribution at a Brazilian Lake - Lagoa Santa, MG

AIM: To study the distribution, structure, size and density of fish in the karst lake: Lagoa Central (Lagoa Santa, MG - surface area: 1.7 km²; mean depth: 4.0 m; and maximum depth: 7.3 m). METHODS: The hydroacoustic method with vertical beaming was applied, using the echosounder Biosonics DT-X with...

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Main Authors: José Fernandes Bezerra-Neto, Ludmila Silva Brighenti, Ricardo Motta Pinto-Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2013-03-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2013000100010&lng=en&tlng=en