Factors affecting spatial variability in seine net catches of fish in the surf zone of False Bay, South Africa

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 17-34

  Clark, B M ^a   Bennett, B A ^a   Lamberth, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental influences; Sandy beach; South Africa; Spatial variability; Surf zone fish

Indexed keywords

COASTAL FISHERIES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FISH JUVENILE; SEINE NET; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURF ZONE;

SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE, FALSE BAY;

EID: 0029667823     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps131017     Document Type: Article

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