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A multimetric-index approach using fisheries data to assess fish assemblage structure in relation to salinity gradient in a tropical West African estuary
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Kantoussan, J.; Ecoutin, J. M.; Lae, R.; Thiaw, O. T.; Tito De Morais, L.
This study examines the effects of increasing salinity on fish assemblage structure in the Casamance Estuary, Senegal. using a series of indices. The study data were derived from commercial fishery surveys conducted between April and July 2005. Analysis of within-trophic-group diversity in the Casamance Estuary shows a significant drop in the diversity of apex predators in the upper. more saline reaches of the estuary. By contrast. primary consumers adapted well to salinity changes and exhibited higher taxonomic diversity in the upper reaches of the estuary than in the lower reaches. The findings also indicate decreases in average sizes of the landed species and the trophic levels among fish catches in the direction of the upper reaches. However, the catch...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Biological indicators; Casamance Estuary; Ecosystem monitoring; Fishery statistics; Inverse hypersaline estuary; Senegal; Taxonomic diversity.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00451/56222/57945.pdf