Effects of environmental variability on fish diversity and composition along the Southern Namibian Coastline during summer
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2009
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Species diversity, richness and composition of fish in bottom-trawling were investigated off the Namibian coast between Oranjemund and Henties Bay. Sampling followed a systematic transects design, along latitude gradients similarity level. Indirect gradient analyses indicated a complex interaction of gradients which have influenced the pattern of species composition. The direct gradient analysis indicates significant influence of water temperature (F = 4.03, p 0.05) and salinity (F
Species diversity, richness and composition of fish in bottom-trawling were investigated off the Namibian coast between Oranjemund and Henties Bay. Sampling followed a systematic transects design, along latitude gradients similarity level. Indirect gradient analyses indicated a complex interaction of gradients which have influenced the pattern of species composition. The direct gradient analysis indicates significant influence of water temperature (F = 4.03, p 0.05) and salinity (F
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Marine Biological diversity, Fishery resources