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Benedict Obeten Offem
Researcher at Cross River University of Technology
Publications - 28
Citations - 412
Benedict Obeten Offem is an academic researcher from Cross River University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Clarias gariepinus & Species richness. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 27 publications receiving 360 citations.
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Diet, size and reproductive biology of the silver catfish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Siluformes: Bagridae) in the Cross River, Nigeria
TL;DR: The silver catfish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède: 1803) is a highly valued food-fish included among the dominant commercial catches exploited in major rivers of Africa.
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Toxicity of Lead to Freshwater Invertebrates (Water fleas; Daphnia magna and Cyclop sp ) in Fish Ponds in a Tropical Floodplain
TL;DR: The results showed that concentrations of lead in excess of 0.30 µg l−1 can be potentially harmful to Daphnia magna and Cyclop spp respectively as mentioned in this paper.
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Influence of Seasons on Water Quality, Abundance of Fish and Plankton Species of Ikwori Lake, South-Eastern Nigeria
Benedict Obeten Offem,Ezekiel Olatunji Ayotunde,Gabriel Ujong Ikpi,Steven Ncha Ochang,Fidelis Bekeh Ada +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of seasons on quality of lake water in relation to changes in fish, plankton abundance and environmental variables was assessed by using standard methods to analyze monthly fish and plankton samples collected from Ikwori Lake during wet and dry seasons.
Length-weight Relationship, Condition Factor and Sex Ratio of Forty Six Important Fishes in a Tropical Flood River
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted on the length-weight relationship, condition factor and the sex ratio of 14,466 fish representing 46 species and 28 genera from 16 families of economically important freshwater fishes inhabiting the 200 km length of Cross River inlands wetlands, Nigeria.
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Plankton- Based Assessment of the Trophic State of Three Tropical Lakes
Benedict Obeten Offem,Ezekiel Olatunji Ayotunde,Gabriel Ujong Ikpi,Fidelis Bekeh Ada,Steven Ncha Ochang +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the trophic status of lakes was assessed by monthly sampling of three lakes located along the floodplain of Cross River, Nigeria between January 2008 and December 2009.