The population dynamics of the estuarine isopod Exosphaeroma hylocoetes (barnard, 1940) within three temporarily open/closed southern African estuaries

African Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-217

  Henninger, T O ^a   Froneman, P W ^a   Hodgson, A N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Isopoda; Mouth breaching; Submerged vegetation; Temporarily open closed systems

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CRUSTACEAN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

CRUSTACEA; EXOSPHAEROMA; ISOPODA;

EID: 58449115484     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020-43.2.202     Document Type: Article

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