Spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton abundance and composition in three ecological zones in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Ngupula, G W ^a   Mbonde, A S E ^a   Ezekiel, C N ^a  

^a TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyta; Chlorophyta; Dominance; Eutrophication; Lyngbya circumcreta; Microcystis flos aquae; Nitzschia acicularis

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS FLOS-AQUAE; NITZSCHIA ACICULARIS; POLYMORPHUS; STAURASTRUM;

EID: 79960578137     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2011.589118     Document Type: Article

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