Structure and diversity of fish communities in man-made ponds of the Niger Delta (southern Nigeria)

Lazarus O.T.; Akani Godfrey C.; Luiselli Luca; Amadi Nioking; Ugbomeh Adaobi P.; Osuamkpe A.; Dendi Daniele; Ebere Nwabueze; Pacini Nic; Wala Chimela; Ajong Stephanie Nwanefulu; Uyi Harrison S.

doi:10.2478/eje-2018-0015

European Journal of Ecology (Jan 2019)

Structure and diversity of fish communities in man-made ponds of the Niger Delta (southern Nigeria)

Lazarus O.T.,
Akani Godfrey C.,
Luiselli Luca,
Amadi Nioking,
Ugbomeh Adaobi P.,
Osuamkpe A.,
Dendi Daniele,
Ebere Nwabueze,
Pacini Nic,
Wala Chimela,
Ajong Stephanie Nwanefulu,
Uyi Harrison S.

Affiliations

Lazarus O.T.: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Akani Godfrey C.: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Luiselli Luca: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Amadi Nioking: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ugbomeh Adaobi P.: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Osuamkpe A.: Institute of Pollution Studies, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Dendi Daniele: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ebere Nwabueze: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Pacini Nic: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Wala Chimela: Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ajong Stephanie Nwanefulu: IDECC – Institute for Development, Ecology, Conservation and Cooperation, via G. Tomasi di Lampedusa 33, I-00144Rome, Italy
Uyi Harrison S.: Institute of Pollution Studies, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eje-2018-0015
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 84 – 91

Abstract

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1. A survey of eight local earthen hand-dug ponds located within the freshwater swamps of a Niger Delta area (southern Nigeria) was conducted over a period of 3 months. A total of 4,313 fishes representing 19 species from 12 families were recorded.

Published in European Journal of Ecology

ISSN: 1339-8474 (Online)
Publisher: University of Kansas Libraries
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LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
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