The recent extinction of Azolla nilotica in the Nile Delta, Egypt

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-2013

  Birks, Hilary H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azolla nilotica; Burullus Lake; Edku Lake; Manzala Lake; Nile Delta; Nutrient enrichment; Recent extinction; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA NILOTICA;

EID: 33748297940     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: 20820259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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