Comparisons between the characteristics of ichthyofaunas in nearshore waters of five estuaries with varying degrees of connectivity with the ocean

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-35

  Hoeksema, S D ^a   Chuwen, B M ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a School of Biological Science and Biotechnology   (Australia)

Author keywords

116.36 119.42 E, 34.41 35.04 S; estuary mouth; ichthyofaunal composition, species richness and density; life cycle guilds; microtidal estuaries; temporal variability; Western Australia, south coast

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVITY; ESTUARY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MACROPHYTE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ATHERINIDAE; ATHERINOSOMA ELONGATA; FAVONIGOBIUS LATERALIS; GOBIIDAE; LEPTATHERINA PRESBYTEROIDES; LEPTATHERINA WALLACEI; OSTREIDAE; PISCES; PSEUDOGOBIUS OLORUM; RUPPIA MEGACARPA;

EID: 70349755571     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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