Abundance and distribution of fish in the lower Mnembo River, Malawi-Mozambique

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 390-397

  Delaney, Leanda M ^a   Jamu, Daniel M ^b   Campbell, Christine E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Barbus; Biomass; Chilwa; Diversity; Fish; River

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFLOW; RIVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE CHILWA; MNEMBO RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BARBUS; BRYCINUS; BRYCINUS IMBERI; LABEO; LABEO CYLINDRICUS;

EID: 34548049970     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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