Effects of abiotic conditions on Phragmites australis along geographic gradients in Lake Burullus, Egypt

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-92

  Eid, Ebrahem M ^a,c   Shaltout, Kamal H ^b   Al Sodany, Yassin M ^a   Jensen, Kai ^c  

^a Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Nile Delta; Nutrient budget; Salinity gradient; Stand age; Total above ground biomass; Water characteristic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GRASS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SALINITY; SHOOT; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EGYPT; KAFR ASH SHAYKA; LAKE BURULLUS; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 71649109178     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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