Distribution and origin of diatoms in the bottom sediments of the suez canal lakes and adjacent areas, Egypt

Diatom Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 243-266

  Zalat, Abdelfattah A ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PROVENANCE;

EGYPT; SUEZ CANAL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0036264368     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2002.9705542     Document Type: Article

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