A massive invasion of fish species after eliminating a natural barrier in the upper rio Paraná basin

Based on long-term studies in the upper rio Paraná basin, in addition to a broad review of literature and other information, we were able to identify 33 species of native fishes in the lower rio Paraná basin that successfully colonized the upper rio Paraná after Itaipu impoundment, that flooded the...

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Main Authors: Horácio Ferreira Júlio Júnior, Claudenice Dei Tós, Ângelo Antonio Agostinho, Carla Simone Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000400021&lng=en&tlng=en