Estuarine habitat use by juvenile dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae), with implications for management

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Cowley, P D ^a   Kerwath, S E ^b   Childs, A R ^a   Thorstad, E B ^c   Okland F ^c   Naesje T F ^c  

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

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Argyrosomus japonicus; Fisheries management; Movement behaviour; Nursery habitat; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; FISHERIES; MOORING; OCEAN HABITATS;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM; TELEMETRY;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; GREAT FISH ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; KOBUS; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 55549110096     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.2.5.555     Document Type: Article

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