The importance of shading by riparian vegetation and wetlands in fish survival in stagnant water holes, Great Ruaha River, Tanzania

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Epaphras, Alex M ^a   Gereta, Emmanuel ^a   Lejora, Inyasi A ^a   Mtahiko, Mtango G G ^a  

^a Tanzania National Parks   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Dissolved oxygen; Fish mortality; Temperature; Water holes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FISH; HYPOXIA; MASS MORTALITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GREAT RUAHA RIVER; IRINGA [TANZANIA]; RUAHA NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

AVES;

EID: 34347329077     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9033-y     Document Type: Article

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