Seasonal variation and environmental influences on juvenile banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) abundance in a subtropical estuary (Logan River) of eastern Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 569-576

  Meager, J J ^a,c   Vance, D J ^b   Loneragan, N R ^b   Williamson, I ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environment; Juvenile; Mangroves; Penaeid; Postlarvae; Season; Subtropical

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRAWN CULTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FENNEROPENAEUS MERGUIENSIS; PENAEUS; PENAEUS MERGUIENSIS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0042378540     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00375-X     Document Type: Article

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