Fish assemblages in Tanzanian mangrove creek systems influenced by solar salt farm constructions

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Mwandya, Augustine W ^a,b   Gullström, Martin ^a   Öhman, Marcus C ^a   Andersson, Mathias H ^a   Mgaya, Yunus D ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

creek systems; fish assemblages; human disturbance; mangrove; salt farms; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; FISHERY; HABITAT LOSS; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

CHANOS CHANOS; ELOPS MACHNATA; GERRES OYENA; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PISCES;

EID: 61649095144     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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