Phytoplankton standing crop and its diversity in the Buragauranga river estuary in relation to chemical environment

Bangladesh Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-151

  Ahmed, Ashfaque ^a,b   Hoque, Sirajul ^a,b   Ohlson, Mikael ^a   Abdus Salam Akanda, M D ^a,b   Golam Moula, M D ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Forest Research Institute   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Chemical environment; Diversity; Estuary; Phytoplankton standing crop

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; COSCINODISCUS SP.; EUGLENIDA; TRACHELOMONAS;

EID: 78751655379     PISSN: 02535416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v39i2.7300     Document Type: Article

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