Comparison of fish assemblages associated with seagrass and adjacent unvegetated habitats of Port Phillip Bay and Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia, with emphasis on commercial species

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 569-588

  Jenkins, G P ^a   May, H M A ^a   Wheatley, M J ^a   Holloway, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia south coast; commercial species; community composition; fish; sea grasses

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; FISH COMMUNITIES; KING GEORGE WHITING; LONG-FINNED GOBY; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOWS; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

FAVONIGOBIUS LATERALIS; HETEROZOSTERA TASMANICA; SILLAGINODES PUNCTATA; ZOSTERA MUELLERI; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0031128676     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0131     Document Type: Article

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