Estuarine fishes of Kakadu National Park
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Despite comprising only 2.2% of the area of the Northern Territory, estuaries are major repositories of biodiversity; 40% of all fishes recorded from the Northern Territory occur in estuaries and 33% of all northern Australian freshwater fishes require access to estuaries to breed. Estuaries are vital nursery areas for many fish species including many that are of economic importance. Importantly, northern Australian estuaries are in overwhelmingly good ecological condition, in stark contrast to elsewhere.
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