Hydromedusae off the orange river mouth, southern africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 373-376

  Sparks, C ^a,b   Gibbons, M J ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BENGUELA UPWELLING ECOSYSTEM; DIVERSITY; HYDROMEDUSAE

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; ORANGE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EUPHYSA; EUPHYSA AURATA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PROBOSCIDACTYLA;

EID: 0347525902     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504023     Document Type: Article

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