Aquatic systems in and adjacent to Agulhas National Park with particular reference to the fish fauna

Koedoe

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 45-57

  Russell, I A ^a   Impson, N D ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agulhas National Park; Conservation; Diversity; Freshwater fish; Heuningnes River; Nuwejaars River; Ratel River; Soetendalsvlei; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; AGULHAS NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CAFFROGOBIUS GILCHRISTI; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; GALAXIAS ZEBRATUS; GILCHRISTELLA AESTUARIA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; LIZA RICHARDSONII; MELLIVORA CAPENSIS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MONODACTYLUS FALCIFORMES; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; PSEUDOBARBUS BURCHELLI; RHABDOSARGUS HOLUBI; SANDELIA CAPENSIS; SOLEA BLEEKERI;

EID: 34248586928     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v49i2.120     Document Type: Article

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