The composition of the fish and crustacean community of the zeeschelde estuary (Belgium)

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-55

  Maes, Joachim ^a   Taillieu, Arne ^a   Van Damme, Paul A ^a   Ollevier, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Fish; Fykes; Spatial distribution; Zeeschelde estuary

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEANS; ESTUARINE FISH;

BELGIUM, ZEESCHELDE ESTUARY;

EID: 0031399827     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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