A multi-faceted approach for quantifying the estuarinenearshore transition in the life cycle of the bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1421-1431

  Werry, J M ^a,b   Lee, S Y ^a   Otway, N M ^c   Hu, Y ^d   Sumpton, W ^e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ocean and Coast Research   (Australia)

^c Port Stephens Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

acoustic telemetry; LA ICPMS elemental analysis; ontogenetic habitat shift; stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; ONTOGENY; SHARK; SPECTROMETRY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 82955193889     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF11136     Document Type: Article

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