| The effects of a disturbance by sandbank opening on the fish fauna community were evaluated through a long-term study in the Imboassica coastal lagoon, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The fish and salinity samples were conducted between 1993 and 2004, with the goal of characterizing the structure and effects of four sandbank openings on this community, such as resilience and resistance measurements. During three sandbank openings, between the years of 1993 and 1996, the resilience time of the fish community could not be identified due to the short time period between openings, their magnitude and the discontinuity of the fish sampling. Monitoring studies previously conducted between 1993 and 2004, indicated that factors structuring the fish fauna of... |
