The production and trophic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia I. Species richness, size-structure and production of fishes in Western Port, Victoria

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 53-81

  Edgar, Graham J ^a   Shaw, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Victorian Inst of Marine Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fish; Production; Seagrass; Species richness; Temperate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGY; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH COMMUNITY; PRODUCTION; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, WESTERN PORT;

EID: 0028995823     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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