Demersal fish community diversity off New Zealand: Is it related to depth, latitude and regional surface phytoplankton?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 647-667

  McClatchie, S ^a   Millar, R B ^b   Webster, F ^b   Lester, P J ^c   Hurst, R ^a   Bagley, N ^a  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Crown Research Institute   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISH; DEPTH; FISH COMMUNITY; LATITUDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER DEPTH;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0030768025     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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