Management advice for the Diplotaxodon limnothrissa (Teleostei: Cichlidae) resource in the south-east arm of Lake Malawi, based on perrecruit analysis

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-145

  Kanyerere, Geoffrey Z ^a,b   Booth, Anthony J ^a   Weyl, Olaf L F ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Fisheries Research Unit   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; Lake Malawi; Management advice; Spawner biomass per recruit; Stock assessment; Yield per recruit

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; DIPLOTAXODON LIMNOTHRISSA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 30544441813     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910509503848     Document Type: Article

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