The effects of press and pulse disturbance by long and short-term pollution on the fish community in the Sinos River, RS, Brazil

<p>The fish fauna of the Sinos River has been subjected to severe pollution since the 1970´s. Continuous discharges of industrial and municipal sewage cause hypoxia and often even fish kills. The objectives of the present study are to assess long-term effects of pollution on the fish community...

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Main Authors: UH Schulz, PF Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842015000300007&lng=en&tlng=en