Oceanic processes and the recruitment of tropical fish at Rottnest Island (Western Australia)

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-195

  Pearce, A F ^a,b   Hutchins, J B ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Department of Fisheries   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fish recruitment; Larval transport; Leeuwin Current; Oceanic processes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL REEF; LA NINA; LARVAL TRANSPORT; OCEANIC CURRENT; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; HOUTMAN ABROLHOS; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; ROTTNEST ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CHROMIS CHROMIS; POCILLOPORA;

EID: 77957317278     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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