Composition, abundance, distribution and seasonality of larval fishes in the shallow nearshore of the proposed Greater Addo Marine Reserve, Algoa Bay, South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-262

  Pattrick, Paula ^a   Strydom, Nadine A ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

coastal species; depth; developmental stages; ichthyoplankton; marine protected area; nursery area

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEPTH; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOMINANCE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLATFISH; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; MARINE PARK; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY;

AFRICA; ALGOA BAY; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARGYROSOMUS; CAFFROGOBIUS GILCHRISTI; CLUPEIDAE; CYNOGLOSSIDAE; DIPLODUS; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; GOBIIDAE; HETEROMYCTERIS CAPENSIS; PISCES; POMADASYS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; SOLEA; SPARIDAE; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 45549088402     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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