'Fish in hot water': The challenges facing fish and fisheries research in tropical estuaries

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. A, 2002, Pages 1-20

  Blaber, Steve J M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fish; Fisheries; Research; Tropical estuaries

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; FISH BIOLOGY; FISHERY; RESEARCH; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ANTHOZOA; AVES; CORYPHAENIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MARTES; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036894543     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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