North-western Australia as a hotspot for endangered Elasmobranchs with particular reference to sawfishes and the Northern river Shark

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 345-358

  Morgan, D L ^a   Whitty, J M ^a   Phillips, N M ^a   Thorburn, D C ^a   Chaplin, J A ^a   McAuley, R ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Marine and Fisheries Research Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glyphis; Kimberley; Pristids; Pristis; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COAST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERY SURVEY; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NURSERY GROUND; RED LIST; REFUGE; SHARK; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; GLYPHIS; PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS; PRISTIS MICRODON; PRISTIS ZIJSRON;

EID: 84857532185     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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