Composition, abundance and seasonality of fish larvae in the mouth of Durban Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 21, 1999, Pages 19-39

  Harris, S A ^a,b   Cyrus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALINITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HARBOR; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY;

DURBAN HARBOUR; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ARGYROSOMUS; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; GOBIIDAE; HERKLOTSICHTHYS QUADRIMACULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033374947     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776199784126123     Document Type: Article

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