A review of the ichthyofauna of the mhlathuze estuary

Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 99-110

  Weerts, S P ^a   Cyrus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coastal lakes; Estuarine Freshwater Requirements; Ichthyofauna; Mhlathuze Estuary

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024005066     PISSN: 10183469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10183469.1998.9631416     Document Type: Article

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