Effects of hypoxia, and the balance between hypoxia and enrichment, on coastal fishes and fisheries

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 767-781

  Breitburg, Denise ^a  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HYPOXIA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

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EID: 0036701051     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02804904     Document Type: Article

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