The subtidal macrozoobenthos of the river-dominated Great Berg Estuary

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-218

  Wooldridge, T H ^a   Deyzel, S H P ^a,b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cool Temperate Province; Great Berg Estuary; Macrozoobenthos; River dominated; Wet and dry seasons

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008852671     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190909519253     Document Type: Article

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