Changes in species composition of the demersal fish community in nearshore waters of Kodiak Island, Alaska

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1169-1180

  Mueter, Franz J ^a   Norcross, Brenda L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

ALASKA; KODIAK ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033939209     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f00-051     Document Type: Article

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