Invasive alien freshwater fishes in the Wilderness Lakes System, a wetland of International importance in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Olds, A A ^a   Smith, M K S ^b   Weyl, O L F ^c   Russell, I A ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

diversity; estuary; Freshwater fish; invasive alien fishes; RAMSAR site

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CICHLID; CYPRINID; ESTUARY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; SALMONID; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PISCES;

EID: 79956104077     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.046.0109     Document Type: Article

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