Temporal dynamics of fish assemblages of natural and artificial tropical estuaries

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 410, Issue , 2010, Pages 143-157

  Sheaves, Marcus ^a   Johnston, Ross ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Connectivity; Estuary; Fish; Temporal dynamics; Tropics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; NURSERY GROUND; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955904364     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08655     Document Type: Article

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