Influence of marine and freshwater connectivity on the dynamics of subtropical estuarine wetland fish metapopulations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 357, Issue , 2008, Pages 225-243

  Sheaves, Marcus ^a   Johnston, Ross ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dry tropics; Estuarine wetlands; Faunal composition; Metapopulation connectivity; Nursery grounds; Subtropical wetlands; Wetland integrity

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONNECTIVITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECOLONIZATION; SALINITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FITZROY RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 43249099082     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07292     Document Type: Article

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