Small fish and crustaceans demonstrate a preference for particular small-scale habitats when mangrove forests are not accessible

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-179

  Johnston, Ross ^a   Sheaves, Marcus ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustacean distribution; Depth; Drains; Fish distribution; Habitat; Tropical estuaries

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; CURRENT VELOCITY; DRAIN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 36248971783     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.039     Document Type: Article

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