Timing of recruitment events, residence periods and post-settlement growth of juvenile fish in a seagrass nursery area, south-eastern Australia

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-84

  Smith, Kimberley A ^a   Sinerchia, Matteo ^b  

^a PO Box 20 N Beach 6920 A ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

fortescue; luderick; sand whiting; seasonal

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; POST-SETTLEMENT PROCESS; RECRUITMENT; SEASONALITY; TIDAL CYCLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOTANY BAY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CILIOPHORA; GIRELLA TRICUSPIDATA; HALOPHILA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; SILLAGO; SILLAGO CILIATA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 5444240399     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000043154.96933.de     Document Type: Article

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