A LATITUDINAL GRADIENT OF BETA DIVERSITY IN BY CATCH OF MARINE SHRIMPS FISHERIES IN BRAZILIAN NORTH COAST

Industrial shrimp fisheries in northern Brazil use vessels equipped with trawls of low selectivity that capture considerable amounts of non-target bycatch species, and consequently, generate fauna biomass. In this study, we aimed to examine the composition and distribution of ichthyofaunal bycatches...

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Main Authors: Breno Portilho Maia, Zélia Maria Pimentel Nunes, Francisco Carlos Alberto Fonteles Holanda, Victor Hugo Silva Silva, Bianca Bentes Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Amapá 2016-03-01
Series:Biota Amazônia
Online Access:https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/1653