Ostracods as indicators of pollution in the lakes of Mysore

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 711-714

  Padmanabha, B ^a   Belagali, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Mysore lakes; Ostraconds; Pollution; Population diversity; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; LAKE POLLUTION; OSTRACOD; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; INDIA; NONHUMAN; OSTRACOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUMMER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MYSORE [KARNATAKA]; SOUTH ASIA;

CRUSTACEA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 54549086610     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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