Do the metapopulation dynamics of estuarine fishes influence the stability of shelf ecosystems?

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1040-1049

  Ray, G Carleton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; METAPOPULATION; PERTURBATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; OSTREIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0031545373     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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