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An Introduction to Phytoplanktons: Diversity and Ecology pp 43–53Cite as

Physicochemical Environment of Aquatic Ecosystem

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Influence of physical and chemical environment of a water body together with the growth pattern of individuals plays important roles in phytoplankton dynamics.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Ruma Pal & Avik Kumar Choudhury

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Pal, R., Choudhury, A.K. (2014). Physicochemical Environment of Aquatic Ecosystem. In: An Introduction to Phytoplanktons: Diversity and Ecology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1838-8_2

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