Limnological variability and pelagic fish abundance (Stolothrissa tanganicae and Lates stappersii) in Lake Tanganyika

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 625, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-134

  Plisnier, P D ^a   Mgana, H ^b   Kimirei, I ^b   Chande, A ^b   Makasa, L ^c   Chimanga, J ^c   Zulu, F ^c   Cocquyt, C ^d   Horion, S ^e   Bergamino, N ^f   Naithani, J ^e   Deleersnijder, E ^g   Andre L ^a   Descy, J P ^h   Cornet, Y ^e  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c Department of Fisheries ^*  (Zambia)

^d BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Lates stappersii; Predator prey; Stolothrissa tanganicae; Tanganyika; Visual predation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISH; FISHERIES; MEATS; REMOTE SENSING;

LATES STAPPERSII; PREDATOR-PREY; STOLOTHRISSA TANGANICAE; TANGANYIKA; VISUAL PREDATION;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; INTERNAL WAVE; LIMNOLOGY; PELAGIC FISH; PREDATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE WIND;

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

ALGAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LATES STAPPERSII; STOLOTHRISSA TANGANICAE;

EID: 62149108634     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9701-4     Document Type: Article

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