Zooplankton composition, abundance and distribution in selected south and west coast estuaries in South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-157

  Montoya Maya, P H ^a   Strydom, N A ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Biogeography; Community structure; Cool temperate; Estuary type; Zooplankton assemblages

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA; COPEPODA; GRANDIDIERELLA LIGNORUM; PSEUDODIAPTOMUS HESSEI;

EID: 70349479697     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2009.34.2.5.892     Document Type: Article

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