The effects of wet and dry seasons on concentrations of solutes and phytoplankton biomass in seven Ethiopian rift-valleylakes

Limnologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-179

  Zinabu, Gebre Mariam ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a Light limitation; Ethiopian rift valley lakes; Nutrients; Salinity; Seasons

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRY SEASON; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WET SEASON;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0036326979     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0075-9511(02)80006-8     Document Type: Article

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