Aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with root masses of water hyacinths, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, 1883 (Commelinales: Pontederiaceae) in Taabo Lake, Ivory Coast

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 257-278

  Kouame M K ^a   Dietoa M Y ^a   Da Costa, S K ^b   Edia, E O ^a   Ouattara, A ^a   Gourene, G ^a  

^a Universite d'Abobo Adjame   (France)

^b Centre National de Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Composition; Eichhornia crassipes; Ivory Coast; Taabo Lake

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; AQUATIC PLANT; DETRITIVORY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ROOT SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TURBIDITY;

COTE D'IVOIRE; TAABO LAKE;

COMMELINALES; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; INSECTA; PONTEDERIACEAE;

EID: 77949340374     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930903457208     Document Type: Article

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