Deep underwater seismic explosion experiments and their possible ecological impact - The case of Lake Arenguade - Central Ethiopian highlands

Limnologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 212-219

  Girma, Misgina Belachew ^a   Kifle, Demeke ^b   Jebessa, Habte ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ababa University   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anabaenopsis; Arenguade; Arthrospira; Bishoftu; Ethiopia; Seismic explosion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ETHIOPIA; LAKE ARENGUADE;

ANABAENOPSIS; ANABAENOPSIS ELENKINII; ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84861776235     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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