Phytoplankton diversity as indicator of water quality for fish cultivation

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-411

  Pradhan, Arunava ^a   Bhaumik, Pranami ^a   Das, Sumana ^a   Mishra, Madhusmita ^a   Khanam, Sufia ^c   Hoque, Bilqis Amin ^c   Mukherjee, Indranil ^b   Thakur, Ashoke Ranjan ^a   Chaudhuri, Shaon Ray ^a  

^a MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Army Institute of Management Kolkata   (India)

^c Environment and Pollution Research Centre   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bheri; Dighi; East calcutta wetland; Khamar; Plankton

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CULTIVATION; FISHERY PRODUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BHERI; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 40549087836     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.406.411     Document Type: Article

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