Occurrence of young and small-sized fishes in different habitats within a subtropical South African estuary and adjacent harbour

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 447-456

  Weerts, S P ^a   Cyrus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community structure; Juvenile; Mhlathuze Estuary; Postflexion larva; Richards Bay Harbour

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; HARBOR; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PISCES;

EID: 0036235182     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF01155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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