Indicators of change in the size structure of fish communities: A case study from the south coast of South Africa

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 163-172

  Yemane, Dawit ^a,b   Field, John G ^a   Leslie, Rob W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Demersal communities; Size structure; Size based indicators; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 47549089198     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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