Spatial and seasonal variations of fish assemblages in mangrove creek systems in Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-286

  Mwandya, Augustine W ^a,b   Gullström, Martin ^b,c   Andersson, Mathias H ^b   Öhman, Marcus C ^b   Mgaya, Yunus D ^d   Bryceson, Ian ^e  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

GERRES OYENA; LEIOGNATHUS EQUULUS; LETHRINUS HARAK; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE; SILLAGO SIHAMA;

EID: 77956464479     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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