Horizontal trends in larval fish diversity and abundance along an ocean-estuarine gradient on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-235

  Harris, S A ^a   Cyrus, D P ^a   Beckley, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance patterns; Estuarine dependence; Fish larvae; Multivariate analysis; Ocean estuarine gradient; Physical conditions; Species diversity; Type of environment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURF ZONE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; ST LUCIA ESTUARY;

EID: 0034787483     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0803     Document Type: Article

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