Patterns of microhabitat use among fourteen abundant fishes of the lower Ntem River Basin (Cameroon)

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-298

  Toham, André Kamdem ^a,b   Teugels, Guy G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Canonical correspondence analysis; Freshwater fishes; Habitat selection; Management; Niches

Indexed keywords

FISH HABITAT; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT;

CAMEROON, NTEM RIVER BASIN;

BARBUS CAMPTACANTHUS; BRYCINUS LONGIPINNIS; DISTICHODUS HYPOSTOMATUS; DISTICHODUS NOTOSPILUS;

EID: 0031284704     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1997032     Document Type: Article

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