The Gambia River estuary: A reference point for estuarine fish assemblages studies in West Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 615-628

  Simier, Monique ^a   Laurent, Charline ^a   Ecoutin, Jean Marc ^b   Albaret, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

brackishwater fish; community composition; environmental factors; multivariate analysis; salinity gradients; seasonal variations; The Gambia; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; CASAMANCE RIVER; GAMBIA; GAMBIA ESTUARY; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33748454825     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

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