Community structure and diversity of cyanobacteria and green algae in the soils of Thar Desert (India)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-83

  Bhatnagar, A ^a   Makandar, M B ^a   Garg, M K ^a   Bhatnagar, M ^a  

^a M D S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Community composition; Culturable morphotypes; Great Indian Desert; Microbiotic crust; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUST; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIVERSITY INDEX; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOTYPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA; THAR DESERT;

ALGAE; ANABAENA; CALOTHRIX; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA; NOSTOC; OSCILLATORIA; PHORMIDIUM; SCYTONEMA;

EID: 36248966493     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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