Limnological studies on Bhopal lakes: Fresh water protozoan communities as indicators of organic pollution

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-282

  Katiyar, S K ^a   Bclsare, O K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Colonization rate; Extinction rate; Organic pollution; Protozoan

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; COLONIZATION RATE; LAKE WATER QUALITY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT STATUS : PROTOZOA COMMUNITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOSPHATE; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PROTOZOON; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

BHOPAL; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030826818     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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