Marked deleterious changes in the condition, growth and maturity schedules of Acanthopagrus butcheri (Sparidae) in an estuary reflect environmental degradation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-119

  Cottingham, Alan ^a   Hesp, S Alex ^a,b   Hall, Norman G ^a,b   Hipsey, Matthew R ^c   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological characteristics; Density dependence; Estuarine fish; Eutrophication; Hypoxia; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; HYPOXIA; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; AGE AT MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

AUSTRALIA; SWAN RIVER [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; SWAN ESTUARY;

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84907181716     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.07.021     Document Type: Article

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