Ecology and bloom-forming algae of a semi-permanent rain-fed pool at Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-25

  Al Homaidan, A A ^a   Arif, I A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carteria multifilis; Micractinium pusillum; Microcystis aeruginosa; Oscillatoria limnetica; Rain fed pool; Saudi Arabia; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BLOOM; POND; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AL-KHARJ; SAUDI ARABIA;

ALGAE; CARTERIA; CARTERIA MILTIFILIS; CARTERIA MULTIFILIS; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; MICRACTINIUM PUSILLUM; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; OSCILLATORIA LIMNETICA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031913166     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0319     Document Type: Article

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