The mangrove forests as nursery habitats for the ichthyofauna of Mida Creek (Kenya, East Africa)
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laura gajdzik, ann vanreusel, nico koedam, jan reubens and agnes wangui n. muthumbi Marine Biology Research Group, Biology Department, University of Ghent, Krijgslaan 281, S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium, Laboratory for Plant Biology and Nature Management, Free University of Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium, Present address: Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Allée de la chimie 3, B6c, B-4000 Liège, Belgium, School of Biological Science, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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