Limnological evaluation of the fisheries potentials and productivity of a small shallow tropical African reservoir

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1093-1106

  Mustapha, Moshood K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Mean depth; Morpho edaphic index; Potential fish yield; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; NIGERIA; SEASON; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FISHERIES; FRESH WATER; NIGERIA; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 77949886227     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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