How do riverine plumes of different sizes influence fish larvae: Do they enhance recruitment?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-208

  Grimes, Churchill B ^a   Kingsford, Michael J ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH LARVA; RECRUITMENT; RIVER PLUME; RIVER PLUMES;

EID: 0029662785     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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