Intra- and inter-estuary differences in assemblages of fishes associated with shallow seagrass and bare sand

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 723-735

  Gray, C A ^a   McElligott, D J ^a   Chick, R C ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH COMMUNITY;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACANTHOPAGRUS AUSTRALIS; GIRELLA TRICUSPIDATA; RHABDOSARGUS SARBA; SILLAGO CILIATA; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030303827     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960723     Document Type: Article

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