Preliminary documentation and assessment of fish diversity in sub-Saharan African estuaries

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 307-324

  Whitfield, A K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Africa; Benguela; Biogeography; Estuaries; Fish; Tethys

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

GOBIIDAE; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 23644437010     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504089     Document Type: Article

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