Stream fish assemblages in relation to environmental factors on a montane plateau (Nyika Plateau, Malawi)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-428

  Kadye, Wilbert T ^a   Magadza, Christopher H D ^a   Moyo, Ngonidzashe A G ^b   Kativu, Shakkie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cyprinid; Hippopotamyrus ansorgii; Local habitat variables; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Ordination; Stream position metrics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYPRINID; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PLATEAU; SALMONID; SUCCESSION; WATER DEPTH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYPRINIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMYRUS ANSORGII; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 56649124731     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-008-9364-4     Document Type: Article

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