Application of a multimetric fish index to assess the environmental condition of South African estuaries

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1108-1120

  Harrison, Trevor D ^a   Whitfield, Alan K ^b  

^a Environment and Heritage Service   (Ireland)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TYPOLOGY; ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION;

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

EID: 36849038892     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02781813     Document Type: Article

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