Impact of Fishing on the Inshore Fishery of Lake Victoria (East Africa)
โ Scribed by Marten, Gerald G.
- Book ID
- 120304034
- Publisher
- Canadian Science Publishing
- Year
- 1979
- Weight
- 898 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0015-296X
- DOI
- 10.1139/f79-127
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