Small-scale temporal variability in assemblages of larval fishes: Implications for sampling

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1643-1657

  Gray, Charles A ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLAGES; FISH COMMUNITY; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY;

EID: 0029664174     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.9.1643     Document Type: Article

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