Fish assemblages associated with urban structures and natural reefs in Sydney, Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-150

  Clynick, B G ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial structure; Estuary; Fish; Rocky reef; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ESTUARY; FISH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; MARINA; MARINE PARK; REEF; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

EID: 40149085695     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01802.x     Document Type: Article

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