Ecosystem development during open and closed phases of temporarily open/closed estuaries on the subtropical east coast of South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-131

  Scharler, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascendency; Biomass variability; Ecosystem development; Ecosystem indices; Fitness; Temporarily open closed estuaries

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INFLOW; PERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; MDLOTI ESTUARY; MHLANGA ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864077514     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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