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dc.contributor.authorKoranteng, K.A.
dc.coverage.spatialGulf of Guineaen
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-27T11:00:51Z
dc.date.available2006-06-27T11:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationWest African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2. p. 49-63
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1834/1265
dc.description.abstractThe structure of demersal fish assemblages on the continental shelf and upper continental slope of the Gulf of Guinea is described. Community structure is determined primarily by depth and type of sediment on the seabed. Changes in the composition of the identified species assemblages over a 25-year period are examined. The dynamics of the assemblages are influenced by physico-chemical parameters of the water masses, mainly temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen, which are periodically modified by the seasonal coastal upwelling that occurs in the western Gulf of Guinea. Increased irresponsible fishing operations (like the use of explosives) that lead to habitat alteration and other anthropogenic activities like oil and gas exploration which have the potential to cause environmental changes pose a threat to biodiversity in continental shelf waters of the Gulf of Guinea. industrial trawling in coastal waters and environmental forcing conjointly influenced the changes in the composition and relative importance of species in the assemblages.en
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dc.publisherWest African Journal of Applied Ecologyen
dc.titleDiversity and stability of demersal species assemblages in the Gulf of Guineaen
dc.title.alternativeDemersal species assemblages in the Gulf of Guineaen
dc.typeJournal Contribution
dc.bibliographicCitation.agscitationNumbervol. 2, p.49-63
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage63en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage49en
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleWest African Journal of Applied Ecologyen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume2en
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.description.otherAnthropogenic factors, Surveyen
dc.subject.agrovocEcosystemsen
dc.subject.asfaAssemblagesen
dc.subject.asfaEcosystemsen
dc.subject.asfaDemersal fishen
dc.type.refereedNon-Refereeden
dc.type.specifiedArticleen
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