Jetski-based plankton towing as a new method of sampling larval fishes in shallow marine habitats

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Strydom, Nadine A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Comparison of equipment; Estuary dependence; Ichthyoplankton; Length frequency; Ring net; Surf zone

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EQUIPMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SHALLOW WATER; SURF ZONE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PISCES; SPARIDAE;

EID: 33947547074     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9097-1     Document Type: Article

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