Seasonal dynamics of rotifers in relation to physical and chemical conditions of the river Yamuna (Delhi), India

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 491, Issue , 2003, Pages 101-109

  Arora, J ^a   Mehra, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Backwaters; Physical and chemical variables; River Yamuna; Rotifers; Seasonal variations; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; RIVERS;

ZOOPLANKTONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIA;

ROTIFERA;

EID: 0038719063     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024490805310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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