Influence of the Leeuwin Current on the distribution of fishes and the composition of fish assemblages

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Watson, D L ^a   Harvey, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; PATCHINESS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; HOUTMAN ABROLHOS; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; NINGALOO REEF; ROTTNEST ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PISCES;

EID: 77952193248     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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