Diversity, density and community structure of the demersal fish fauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20 to 35°S)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 212, Issue , 2001, Pages 247-263

  Williams, A ^a   Koslow, J A ^a   Last, P R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community structure; Continental slope; Demersal fish; Density; Diversity; Productivity; Species richness; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DENSITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACROPOMATIDAE; ALEPOCEPHALIDAE; BATHYGADINAE; CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MACROURIDAE; OREOSOMATIDAE; PISCES; SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE;

EID: 0035826055     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps212247     Document Type: Article

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