Effects of environmental factors on ecology and distribution of aquatic macrophytes

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 871-880

  Jafari Ghavzan, N ^a,b,c   Gunale, V R ^b   Mahajan, D M ^b   Shirke, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c Shivalaya Society   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Biological indicators; Pune rivers; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; AZOLLA PINNATA; CYPERUS; CYPERUS COMPRESSUS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; LEMNA PERPUSILLA; PERSICARIA; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 33751068963     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2006.871.880     Document Type: Article

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