Artificial waterway design affects fish assemblages in urban estuaries

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1613-1629

  Waltham, N J ^a,b   Connolly, R M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial waterways; Australia; Estuaries; Salinity; Tidal barriers

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 36849020078     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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