Fish species diversity as indicator of pollution in Ikpoba River, Benin City, Nigeria

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-30

  Tawari Fufeyin, P ^a   Ekaye, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fish communities; Heavy metals; Ikpoba River; Nigeria; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EDO; IKPOBA RIVER; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PISCES;

EID: 33846850440     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-006-9015-9     Document Type: Article

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