Changes over a decade in fish assemblages exposed to both environmental and fishing constraints in the Sine Saloum estuary (Senegal)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 284-292

  Ecoutin, J M ^a   Simier, M ^a   Albaret, J J ^a   Lae R ^b   Tito de Morais, L ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

environmental factors; fish assemblage; indicators; long term changes; overfishing; Sine Saloum Senegal West Africa

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OVERFISHING;

FATICK; SENEGAL; SINE ESTUARY;

EID: 77649238012     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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