Factors influencing the characteristics of fish assemblages in a large subtropical marine embayment

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 764-784

  Travers, M J ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual cyclical and diel changes; Density; Diversity; Habitat type; Ichthyofauna

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENSITY; HABITAT TYPE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLIS ANTARCTICA; APOGON; CHONDRICHTHYES; ENGYPROSOPON; ENGYPROSOPON GRANDISQUAMA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; MONACANTHUS CHINENSIS; PELATES QUADRILINEATUS; PISCES; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; PSEUDORHOMBUS; PSEUDORHOMBUS JENYNSII; TORQUIGENER;

EID: 0036711206     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2107     Document Type: Article

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