Ichthyofaunal assemblages in estuaries: A South African case study

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-186

  Whitfield, Alan K ^a  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquatic conservation; Estuaries; Fish assemblages; Life histories; South Africa; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LIFE HISTORY; LITERATURE REVIEW; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032696419     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008994405375     Document Type: Article

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