Long-term monitoring of the demersal fish community in a steel-slag disposal area in the coastal waters of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Chou, Wei Rung ^a,b   Tew, Kwee Siong ^a,b   Fang, Lee Shing ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benthic ecosystem; Demersal fish; Environmental monitoring; Ocean disposal; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SLAG; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEEL;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036805755     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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