The composition and community structure of the ichthyofauna of the upper Scheldt estuary: Synthesis of a 10-year data collection (1991-2001)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-93

  Maes, Joachim ^a   Stevens, M ^a   Ollevier, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; ORDINATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE; WORLD; ZEELAND;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POMATOSCHISTUS LOZANOI; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; SYNGNATHUS ROSTELLATUS;

EID: 17644421858     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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