Mercury in tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus, Castelnau), green happy (Sargochromis codringtonii, Boulenger) and kapenta (Limnothrissa miodon, Boulenger) from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-229

  Mhlanga, W ^a  

^a Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Fish; Lake Kariba; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ZIMBABWE;

HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS; LIMNOTHRISSA MIODON; SARGOCHROMIS CODRINGTONI;

EID: 0033830721     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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