Observations on the limnology and phytoplankton community of crater Lake Kyaninga (Uganda), with special attention to its diatom flora

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-377

  Cocquyt, Christine ^a,b   Plisnier, Pierre Denis ^c   Gelorini, Vanessa ^b   Rumes, Bob ^b   Verschuren, Dirk ^b  

^a BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Crater lakes; Diatoms; Lake dynamics; Phytoplankton; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; NITZSCHIA;

EID: 79551506527     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.420     Document Type: Article

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