The exploited population of the brackish river prawn (Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots 1851) in the Cross River estuary, Nigeria

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-121

  Nwosu, Francis M ^a   Holzlöhner, Sieghard ^a   Enin, Udeme I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cross River estuary; Macrobrachium macrobrachion; Nigeria; Population dynamics; Prawns

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHING MORTALITY; GROWTH RATE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OVERFISHING; PRAWN FISHERY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TREND ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; CROSS ESTUARY; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM MACROBRACHION;

EID: 34147129203     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n1115     Document Type: Article

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