Marine biodiversity in south africa: An evaluation of current states of knowledge

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Griffiths, Charles L ^a   Robinson, Tamara B ^a   Lange, Louise ^a   Mead, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISHING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOURISM; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957784482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012008     Document Type: Review

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