Temporal variability in the structure of benthic macrofauna communities of the Lagos Lagoon and harbour, Nigeria

Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Brown, Christiana Aina ^a   Oyenekan, Joseph Adegoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community; Diversity; Endemic; Gastropod mollusc; Hydroclimate; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAGOON; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

NIGERIA, LAGOS LAGOON;

BRANCHIOSTOMA NIGERIENSE; GASTROPODA; PACHYMELANIA AURITA;

EID: 0031717032     PISSN: 00323764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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