Changes in density, age composition, and growth rate of portunus pelagicus in a large embayment in which fishing pressures and environmental conditions have been altered

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 908-919

  De Lestang, Simon ^a   Hall, Norm ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MARTES; PORTUNUS; PORTUNUS PELAGICUS;

EID: 0242489308     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2376     Document Type: Article

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