Structure and distribution of the slope fish community in the vicinity of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Archipelago

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1834-1866

  Pakhomov, E A ^a,b   Bushula, T ^b   Kaehler, S ^c   Watkins, B P ^d   Leslie, R W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community; Demersal fishes; Feeding; Stable isotopes; Sub Antarctic

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PREY AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURVEY;

ANTARCTICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

PISCES;

EID: 33745013133     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01076.x     Document Type: Article

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