Influence of altered freshwater flow regimes on abundance of larval and juvenile Gilchristella aestuaria (Pisces: Clupeidae) in the upper reaches of two south African estuaries

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 431-438

  Strydom, Nadine A ^a   Whitfield, Alan K ^a   Paterson, Angus W ^a  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Estuarine residents; Larval flushing; Management; River flow

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLOW REGULATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT; RIVER FLOW;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CLUPEIDAE; GILCHRISTELLA AESTUARIA; PISCES;

EID: 0036236441     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF01077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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