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This research shows that the diet of silverside, Atherinella brasiliensis, becomes poorer and dominated by few dietary items after the impoverishment of prey items in an heavily disturbed system with a nutrient enrichement associated with higher human activity.
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The present findings suggest that the diet of A. brasiliensis could be a useful indicator of changes in the ecological quality in tropical estuaries.
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This page is a summary of: Do different degrees of human activity affect the diet of Brazilian silversideAtherinella brasiliensis?, Journal of Fish Biology, June 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13023.
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