Ecosystem Information - Mira
Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Mira
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
Other Names
Location
southwestern Alentejo FishBase does not have latitudinal and longitudinal range for this ecosystem.
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length 145 km Area Drainage Area 1600
Depth
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Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description It is one of the two only rivers in Portugal with a chiefly south-north orientation (the other being its neighbour Sado) and one of the few rivers in Europe with this orientation. Mira basin borders Sado River basin at north and Guadiana River basin eastwards.
Comments on faunal list
URL 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_River_%28Portugal%29
URL 2
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FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
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