Ecosystem monitoring in the development of sustainable fisheries in Lake Tanganyika

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 267-281

  Mölsä, Hannu ^a   Sarvala, J ^a   Badende, S ^a   Chitamwebwa, D ^a   Kanyaru, R ^a   Mulimbwa, M ^a   Mwape, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Management; Monitoring; Regulation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; COPEPODA; MARTES; STOLOTHRISSA TANGANICAE;

EID: 0036747520     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980290031965     Document Type: Article

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