Phytoplankton and benthic communities of a small water body (Sacred Lake, Karnak Temple) Luxor, Egypt

Acta Botanica Hungarica

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 101-112

  Hamed, A F ^a   Shafik, H M ^b,c   Shaaban, A S ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Benthic; Ecosystem; Egypt; Phytoplankton; Sacred Lake

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951929405     PISSN: 02366495     EISSN: 15882578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABot.45.2003.1-2.9     Document Type: Article

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