Annelids of a West African estuarine system

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-237

  Ogunwenmo, Christiana A ^a   Kusemiju, Kola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Annelida; Euryhaline; Physico chemical parameters; Seasons

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ESTUARY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL; SALINITY;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; LAGOS LAGOON; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CAPITATA; CAPITELLA; CAPITELLA CAPITATA; NEREIS; NEREIS SP.; POLYDORA; TUBIFEX; TUBIFEX SP.;

EID: 1842632516     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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