Observations of the habitats and biodiversity of the submarine canyons at Sodwana Bay

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 466-474

  Sink, K J ^a   Bosnoff, W ^b   Samaai, T ^c   Timm, P G ^d   Kerwath, S E ^e  

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

^b Northwest Department of Agriculture Conservation and Environment   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d Triton Dive Charter   (South Africa)

^e RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EPIFAUNA; FAUNISTICS; FILTER FEEDER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NEW RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SOFT CORAL; SUBMARINE CANYON; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; GREATER ST. LUCIA WETLAND PARK; KWAZULU; KWAZULU-NATAL; SODWANA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; CHRYSOBLEPHUS PUNICEUS; COELACANTHIDAE; GORGONACEA; INVERTEBRATA; LATIMERIA CHALUMNAE; LUTJANIDAE; MOLLUSCA; OPHIUROIDEA; OSTREIDAE; POLYSTEGANUS PRAEORBITALIS; SERRANIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 33947175106     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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