Use of remote underwater video to record littoral habitat use by fish within a temporarily closed South African estuary

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 391, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Becker, Alistair ^a   Cowley, Paul D ^a   Whitfield, Alan K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Behaviour; Estuarine fish; Habitat utilization; Nursery areas; Underwater video

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; UNDERWATER CAMERA; ZOOPLANKTON;

EAST KLEINEMONDE ESTUARY; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ATHERINA BREVICEPS; ATHERINIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; GILCHRISTELLA AESTUARIA; RHABDOSARGUS HOLUBI; SPARIDAE;

EID: 77955275824     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.06.028     Document Type: Article

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