Macrobenthic invertebrates in the main channel of Lake Nasser, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 405-414

  Abdel Gawad, Soad S ^a   Mola, Hesham R A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Annelida; Arthropoda; Lake Nasser; Macrobenthic invertebrates; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNODRILUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84927562886     PISSN: 16874285     EISSN: 20903278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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