A preliminary observation on water quality and plankton of an earthen fish pond in Bangladesh: Recommendations for future studies

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 868-873

  Hossain, Md Yeamin ^a,b   Jasmine, Saleha ^a   Ibrahim, Abu Hanif Md ^a   Ahmed, Zoarder Faruque ^c   Ohtomi, Jun ^b   Fulanda, Bernerd ^b   Begum, Momtaz ^d   Mamun, Abdullahil ^e   El Kady, Mohamed A H ^b   Wahab, Md Abdul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d BANGLADESH FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^e Agro Industrial Trust   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Earthen fish pond; Plankton; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUGLENIDA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33947242483     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.868.873     Document Type: Article

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