Seasonal variations of phytoplanktonic community structure and production in relation to environmental factors of the southwest coastal waters of Bangladesh

Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-113

  Shah, Md Mahfuzur Rahman ^a   Hossain, Md Yeamin ^b,c   Begum, Momtaz ^a   Ahmed, Zoarder Faruque ^d   Ohtomi, Jun ^b   Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur ^e   Alam, Md Jahangir ^a   Islam, Md Amirul ^a   Fulanda, Bernerd ^b  

^a BANGLADESH FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^d BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^e National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Phytoplankton; Production; Shibsha River; Southwest coast

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79851481207     PISSN: 18164927     EISSN: 19960751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2008.102.113     Document Type: Article

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