Macroinvertebrate fauna of water hyacinth in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 281-302

  Muli, J R ^a,b   Mavuti, K M ^b   Ntiba, J M ^b,c  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c IFMP   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Diversity; Eichhornia crassipes; Macroinvertebrates; Vectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039606435     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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