The effects of a single freshwater release into the Kromme Estuary. 4: Larval fish response

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-328

  Strydom, N A ^a   Whitfield, A K ^a  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; FISH; FRESHWATER INPUT; LARVA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033861191     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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