Fish Communities in a Tropical Bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya): Seagrass Beds vs. Unvegetated Areas

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 236-252

  De Troch, M ^a   Mees, J ^a   Papadopoulos, I ^a   Wakwabi, E O ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

community; fish; Kenya; seagrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001476717     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854295X00195     Document Type: Article

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