The effect of water quality on the distribution of macro-benthic fauna in Western Lagoon and Timsah Lake, Egypt.I

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 437-448

  Belal, Aisha Ahmed M ^a   El Sawy, Mohamed A ^a   Dar, Mahmoud A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diversity; Macro benthic fauna; Suez Canal; Timsah Lake; Western Lagoon

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009827106     PISSN: 16874285     EISSN: 20903278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2016.12.003     Document Type: Article

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