Distribution and significance of epipsammic algae in the coastal shore (Ibeno Beach) of Qua Iboe River estuary, Nigeria

Environmentalist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Ubom, R M ^a   Essien, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Algae; Coastal shore; Epipsammic; Niger Delta

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COASTAL ZONE; HEALTH RISK; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

NIGERIA;

ACTINOPTYCHUS UNDULATUS; ALGAE; APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; ASTASIA; CHROMULINA; CHROMULINA GLOBOSA; COCCONEIS; COCCONEIS PEDICULUS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYMATOPLEURA SOLEA; CYMBELLA; CYMBELLA LANCEOLATA; EUGLENA; EUGLENA INTERMEDIA; EUKARYOTA; FLOS; LANCEOLATA; LYNGBYA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS SP.; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; OSCILLATORIA; PEDICULUS; PINNULARIA; PINNULARIA VIRIDIS; RHOICOSPHENIA; RHOICOSPHENIA CURVATA; SOLEA; TRACHELOMONAS; TRACHELOMONAS VOLVOCINA; URCEOLUS CYCLOSTOMUS;

EID: 0042853313     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024879419499     Document Type: Article

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