Influence of environmental factors on seasonal changes in clupeid catches in the Kigoma area of Lake Tanganyika

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Kimirei, I A ^a   Mgaya, Y D ^b  

^a TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Clupeidae; Fisheries; Limnology; Nutrients; Stolothrissa

Indexed keywords

CENTROPOMIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; LATES STAPPERSI; LIMNOTHRISSA MIODON; STOLOTHRISSA; STOLOTHRISSA TANGANICAE;

EID: 37149023326     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.3.9.308     Document Type: Article

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