The influence of seagrass type on the distribution and abundance of postlarval and juvenile tiger prawns (Penaeus esculentus and P. semisulcatus) in the western Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-195

  Loneragan, N R ^a   Kenyon, R A ^a   Staples, D J ^b   Poiner, I R ^a   Conacher, C A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat structure; Juvenile tiger prawns; Penaeus esculentus; Penaeus semisulcatus; Post settlement mortality; Postlarvae; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; NURSERY GROUND; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRASS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SHRIMP;

AUSTRALIA;

DECAPODA; PENAEUS ESCULENTUS; PENAEUS SEMISULCATUS;

EID: 0032531733     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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