In situ experiments on the effects of increased sediment loads on littoral rocky shore communities in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1603-1616

  Donohue, Ian ^a   Verheyen, Erik ^b   Irvine, Kenneth ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; in situ experiments; Lake Tanganyika; Littoral community; Sediment impacts

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; ROCKY SHORE; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

AFRICA;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LAVIGERIA; LAVIGERIA GRANDIS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0141761280     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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