@article{fdi:010076132,
  title = {{C}omposition of the fish fauna in a tropical estuary : the ecological guild approach},
  author = {{F}erreira, {V}. and {L}e {L}oc'h, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}redou, {T}. and {F}redou, {F}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}cological guilds have been widely applied for understanding the structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. {T}his study describes the composition and the spatio-temporal changes in the structure of the fish fauna and the movements between the estuary and the coast of a tropical estuary, the {I}tapissuma/{I}tamaraca {C}omplex ({IIC}) in northeastern {B}razil. {F}ish specimens were collected during the dry and rainy seasons in 2013 and 2014. {A} total of 141 species of 34 families were recorded. {A}lmost half of the species (66 species, 47%) were exclusive to the estuary and 50 species (35%) to the coast; 25 (18%) were common to both environments. {M}arine species were dominant in both richness and biomass as they explore the environment during part of their life cycle, whereas estuarine species were dominant in abundance. {M}arine stragglers displayed a higher richness, abundance and biomass in the coastal waters. {T}he estuarine environment was dominated by zoobenthivores in terms of richness, while detritivores prevailed in abundance and biomass. {Z}oobenthivores had the highest richness and abundance in coastal waters, while piscivores had the highest biomass. {T}he {IIC} supports a rich fauna with a diverse trophic structure and is an important feeding and development area for migratory species.},
  keywords = {fish ; functional attribute ; habitat ; {P}ernambuco ; spatial-temporal ; distribution ; {BRESIL} ; {PERNAMBUCO} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ITAPISSUMA} ; {ITAMARACA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientia {M}arina},
  volume = {83},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {133--142},
  ISSN = {0214-8358},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3989/scimar.04855.25{A}},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076132},
}