Predation by alien largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides Lacepéde 1802 (Centrarchidae: Perciformes), on indigenous marine fish species in the Kowie System, South Africa

Predation by alien largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides Lacepéde 1802 (Centrarchidae: Perciformes), on indigenous marine fish species in the Kowie System, South Africa

Estuaries serve as nursery areas for a large number of estuary-associated fish species. Some of these taxa also use river catchments as nursery areas. During the upstream migration of this latter group, the juveniles are prone to predation by native and alien predatory fish inhabiting the system. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magoro, Mandla Leon
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2014
Subjects:
Largemouth bass > South Africa > Port Alfred
Largemouth bass > Food > South Africa > Port Alfred
Estuarine fishes > South Africa > Port Alfred
Estuarine fishes > Predators of
Centrarchidae
Fishes > Effect of human beings on
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011939

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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011939

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