Ecological study on community of exotic invasive seaweed Caulerpa prolifera in Suez Canal and its associated macro invertebrates

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 679-686

  Gab Alla, Ali A F A ^a  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bitter lakes; Caulerpa prolifera; Lake Timsah; Macroinvertebrates; Seagrasses; Suez Canal

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALS; LAKES; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEAWEED;

BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CAULERPA PROLIFERA; MACROINVERTEBRATES; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; SEAGRASSES; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SUEZ CANAL; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

EID: 34249787338     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.679.686     Document Type: Article

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