Habitat use by larval fishes in a temperate South African surf zone

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 765-774

  Watt Pringle, Peter ^a   Strydom, Nadine A ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Current avoidance; Estuary dependence; Fish nursery; Recruitment; Surf topography; Troughs

Indexed keywords

FISH; HABITAT USE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; RECRUITMENT; SURF ZONE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANCHOA; ATHERINA; ATHERINA BREVICEPS; ATHERINIDAE; BREVICEPS; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; LIZA; LIZA RICHARDSONII; LIZA TRICUSPIDENS; MUGILIDAE; PISCES; RHABDOSARGUS; RHABDOSARGUS HOLUBI; SALPA; SARPA SALPA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 0346264849     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00183-5     Document Type: Article

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