Fish composition and abundance in New Jersey salt marsh pools: Sampling technique effects

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 485-502

  Able, Kenneth W ^a   Smith, Kelly J ^b   Hagan, Stacy M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; LUCANIA PARVA; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; PISCES;

EID: 31544451527     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0485:FCAAIN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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