Nursery function of mangrove: A comparison with mudflat in terms of fish species composition and fish diet

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Tse, P ^a   Nip, T H M ^a   Wong, C K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

coastal waters; feeding; juvenile fishes; mangroves; mudflats; nursery grounds

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; NURSERY GROUND;

AMBASSIS GYMNOCEPHALUS; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 53449084399     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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