Abundance, recruitment and residency of two sparids in an intermittently open estuary in South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 527-538

  James, N C ^a   Cowley, P D ^b   Whitfield, A K ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

East Kleinemonde Estuary; Lithognathus lithognathus; Long term trends; Recruitment; Rhabdosargus holubi

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; FISH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ABUNDANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PERCID; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

AFRICA; EAST KLEINEMONDE ESTUARY; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LITHOGNATHUS LITHOGNATHUS; RHABDOSARGUS HOLUBI; SPARIDAE;

EID: 39749163084     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2007.29.3.18.348     Document Type: Article

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