Fishes and freshwater in southern African estuaries - A review

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-289

  Whitfield, Alan K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Estuary; Fish; River flow; Salinity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; OLFACTORY CUE; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

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

PISCES;

EID: 27644573008     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2005032     Document Type: Review

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