Scale-dependent variation in composition of fish fauna among sandy tropical estuarine embayments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 310, Issue , 2006, Pages 173-184

  Sheaves, Marcus ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution; Estuary; Fish; Scale; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FAUNA; FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES COMPLEX; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33646239376     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps310173     Document Type: Article

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