Phytoplankton community of Elechi creek, Niger delta, Nigeria-a nutrient-polluted tropical creek

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1143-1152

  Davies, O A ^a   Abowei, J F N ^b   Tawari, C C ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Diatoms; Hypereutropic; Pollution; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951436249     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1143.1152     Document Type: Article

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