Refugia for endangered fishes from an introduced predator in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 554-561

  Chapman, Lauren J ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^a   Ogutu Ohwayo, Richard ^b   Chandler, Mark ^c   Kaufman, Les ^d   Keiter, Amanda E ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b National Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED FISH; INTRODUCED FISH; LUNGFISH; NILE PERCH; PAPYRUS SWAMP;

UGANDA, LAKE NABUGABO;

BRYCINUS JACKSONII; CHARACIDAE; CICHLIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; LATES NILOTICUS; PROTOPTERUS AETHIOPICUS; RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA;

EID: 0029750299     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020554.x     Document Type: Article

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