Conservation status and distribution of freshwater fishes in South African national parks

African Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-132

  Russell, I A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

aliens; biodiversity; endemism; Freshwater fishes; hydrology; impoundment; national park; rivers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; IMPOUNDMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE RESERVE; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BARBUS ANDREWI; CHETIA BREVIS; GALAXIAS ZEBRATUS; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MACROCHIR; PISCES; PSEUDOBARBUS AFER; SERRANOCHROMIS MERIDIANUS;

EID: 79956127838     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.046.0103     Document Type: Article

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