Expansion of Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian water milfoil) into Lake Nasser, Egypt: Invasive capacity and habitat stability

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-244

  Ali, Magdi M ^a   Soltan, Mohamed A ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Biological invasion; Exotic species; Najas horrida; Najas marina; Submerged plants; Water and hydrosoil characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA; LAKE NASSER;

ACHILLEA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; NAJAS; NAJAS MARINA;

EID: 32644458202     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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