Fish condition in introduced tilapias of Ugandan crater lakes in relation to deforestation and fishing pressure

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-75

  Efitre, Jackson ^a,c   Chapman, Lauren J ^b,d   Murie, Debra J ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

East Africa; Environmental predictors; Fishing pressure; Human disturbance; Length weight relationships; Oreochromis leucostictus; Primary productivity; Tilapia zillii

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONDITION FACTOR; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FISH; FISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROPHYTE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

OREOCHROMIS LEUCOSTICTUS; TILAPIA; TILAPIA ZILLII;

EID: 67349131282     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9461-z     Document Type: Article

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