Utilisation of mangroves and seagrasses by fishes in the Negombo Estuary, Sri Lanka

Marine Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 333-345

  Pinto, L ^a,b   Punchihewa, N N ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Water Technology Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMBASSIS DAYI; APLOCHEILUS; APLOCHEILUS MELASTIGMA; APOGON THERMALIS; AROTHRON IMMACULATUS; BATHYGOBIUS FUSCUS; BUTIS BUTIS; CICHLIDAE; ETROPLUS MACULATUS; ETROPLUS SURATENSIS; GOBIIDAE; LATES CALCARIFER; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SIGANIDAE; SIGANUS JAVUS; SYNGNATHIDAE; TETRAODONTIDAE; TRIACANTHIDAE; APOGEN THERMALIS;

ESTUARIES; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH COMMUNITY; MANGROVE; MANGROVE SWAMPS; SEAGRASS;

SRI LANKA, NEGOMBO ESTUARY;

EID: 0029660675     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00347457     Document Type: Article

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