Predation impact of juvenile gilchristella aestuaria (clupeidae) and atherina breviceps (atherinidae) on the zooplankton in the temperate kariega estuary, south africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Froneman, P W ^a   Vorwerk, P ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atherina breviceps; Gilchristella aestuaria; Predation; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ATHERINA; ATHERINA BREVICEPS; ATHERINIDAE; BREVICEPS; CLUPEIDAE; COPEPODA; GILCHRISTELLA AESTUARIA; MYSIDA;

EID: 0141685820     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2003.9626597     Document Type: Article

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