The relevance of species-based indicators as a tool for evaluating the structure of exploited fish assemblages: A comparative study of two tropical lakes in Mali, West Africa

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-148

  Kantoussan, Justin ^a,c,d   Ecoutin, Jean Marc ^a   Simier, Monique ^b   Fontenelle, Guy ^c   Thiaw, Omar Thiom ^d   Laë, Raymond ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Pôle Halieutique   (France)

^d Institut Universitaire de Pêche et d'Aquaculture   (Senegal)

^e IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

ABC method; African lakes; Diversity; Rank species abundance; Similarity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERSITY INDEX; FISHERY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34548348486     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2007.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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