Ecobiological survey of the brine shrimp Artemia salina from Sabkhet El Adhibet (south-east Tunisia)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1109-1116

  Ben Naceur, Hachem ^a   Ben Rejeb Jenhani, Amel ^a   Romdhane, Mohamed Salah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Artemia; Bioecology; Sabkhet El Adhibet; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BRINE; BROOD SIZE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FECUNDITY; LIFE CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SALINITY; SEX RATIO; WATER TEMPERATURE;

TUNISIA;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA;

EID: 74149093485     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000629     Document Type: Article

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