Species richness and geographical variation in assemblage structure of the freshwater fish fauna of the Wet Tropics region of northern Queensland

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 563-573

  Pusey, Bradley J ^a,b   Kennard, Mark J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCICHTHYIDAE; PISCES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH COMMUNITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; WET TROPICS;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029660679     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960563     Document Type: Article

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