Seasonal variation in fish assemblages within the eustarine portions of the Myakka and Peace rivers, southwest Florida

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 224-240

  Idelberger, Charles F ^a   Greenwood, Marin F D ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA MITCHILLI; BAIRDIELLA CHRYSOURA; CARNIVORA; CYNOSCION ARENARIUS; EUCINOSTOMUS; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; MENIDIA; MENTICIRRHUS AMERICANUS; MUGIL CEPHALUS; TRINECTES MACULATUS;

EID: 30844440556     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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