Meteorological factors affecting the diversity of airborne algae in an urban atmosphere

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 766-772

  K Sharma, Naveen ^a   K Rai, Ashwani ^b   Singh, Surendra ^c  

^a Post Graduate College   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR SAMPLING; AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREEN ALGA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH; VARANASI;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33750304077     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04554.x     Document Type: Article

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