Preliminary indications of climate-induced change in a warm-temperate South African estuarine fish community

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1855-1863

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

^a SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Climate change; Estuarine fish assemblages; Warm temperate

Indexed keywords

CHELON MACROLEPIS; GLOSSOGOBIUS GIURUS; LIZA ALATA; PISCES; TERAPON JARBUA; VALAMUGIL CUNNESIUS; VALAMUGIL ROBUSTUS;

EID: 42249113993     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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