Review of the African distribution of the brine shrimp genus Artemia

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-603

  Kaiser, H ^a   Gordon, A K ^a   Paulet, T G ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Brine shrimp; Hypersaline water bodies; Site description

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BRINE SHRIMP; HYPERSALINE WATER BODIES; SITE DESCRIPTION;

COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAKES; SALINE WATER;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAKES; SALINE WATER;

AQUACULTURE; CRUSTACEAN; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTHENOGENESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; ERONGO; HENTIES BAY; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWARTKOPS RIVER; WALVIS BAY;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 33749509010     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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