On the phytoplankton of Awba reservoir, Ibadan, Nigeria

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Akin Oriola, G A ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awba reservoir; Cyanophyte blooms; Nigeria; Phytoplankton; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 1642374104     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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