Regional and seasonal variation of phytoplankton assemblages and its biochemical analysis in Ismailia Canal, River Nile, Egypt

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3433-3447

  El Hady, Howayda H Abd ^a   Hussian, Abd Ellatif M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemical compositions; Ismailia canal; Physico chemical variables; Phytoplankton community structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867753551     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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