Mass developments of the cyanobacteria Anabaenopsis and Cyanospira (Nostocales) in the soda lakes of Kenya: Ecological and systematic implications

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 703, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-93

  Krienitz, Lothar ^a   Dadheech, Pawan K ^a,b   Kotut, Kiplagat ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b Government College   (India)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anabaenopsis; Bogoria; Cyanospira; Elmenteita; Lesser Flamingo; Nakuru; Oloidien; Plankton succession; Soda lakes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD; FOOD WEB; LAKE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SUCCESSION;

KENYA; LAKE BOGORIA; NAKURU; RIFT VALLEY;

ANABAENOPSIS; ANABAENOPSIS ABIJATAE; ANABAENOPSIS ARNOLDII; ANABAENOPSIS ELENKINII; ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; AVES; BOGORIA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOSPIRA; CYANOSPIRA CAPSULATA; CYANOSPIRA RIPPKAE; NOSTOCALES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE;

EID: 84871426384     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1346-z     Document Type: Article

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