Spatial and temporal variation in littoral-zone fish communities: A new statistical approach

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2167-2176

  Rundle, Howard D ^a,b   Jackson, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH COMMUNITY; LITTORAL ZONE;

EID: 0030437985     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-183     Document Type: Article

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