Effects of flooding regime on the feeding activity and body condition of piscivorous fish in the Upper Paraná River floodplain Efeitos do regime de cheias sobre a atividade alimentar e condição corporal de peixes piscívoros na planície de inundação do Alto Rio Paraná
Flood pulses affect floodplain enrichment via the incorporation of nutrients and terrestrial biomass. As a result, they positively affect the body condition of aquatic organisms. This paper evaluates whether the absence of floods (resulting from dam control) affects the feeding activity and body con...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842009000300004 |