The role of salinity in structuring the fish assemblages in a tropical estuary

By M. Barletta, A. Barletta-Bergan, U. saint-Paul, G. Hubold. 2005

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Fish species richness decreases with salinity in tropical coastal lagoons (2006, background): “Journal compilation ª 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd in estuaries (Panikkar, 1960; Whitfield, 1999; Barletta et al., 2005).”
Factors affecting seasonal variations in demersal fish assemblages at an ecocline in a tropical–subtropical estuary (2008, background): “, 2005) and the main channel of the estuary (Blaber et al., 1989; Marshall & Elliott, 1998; Barletta et al., 2005).”
Fishes and salinities in the St Lucia estuarine system—a review (2006, background): “the structuring of estuarine fish assemblages around the world (e.g. Raseira et al. 2002; Jaureguizar et al. 2003; Albaret et al. 2004a; Barletta et al. 2005).”
Fishes and freshwater in southern African estuaries - A review (2005, background): “Although this review focuses on the southern African situation, global studies have also shown that salinity can be a primary factor in the structuring of estuarine fish assemblages (e.g. Barletta et al. 2005).”
The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review (2008, background): “In various studies, catch rates of the most abundant species were most strongly correlated with long-term (months and years) salinity patterns (Sheaves, 1998; Barletta et al., 2005; Lugendo et al., 2007a).”