The effects of season and proximity to fringing mangroves on seagrass-associated fish communities in Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-184

  Poulakis, Gregg R ^a   Blewett, David A ^a   Mitchell, Michael E ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HABITAT USE; MANGROVE; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHARLOTTE HARBOR; FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642399826     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2102.03     Document Type: Article

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