Water nutrients dynamics and use of chlorophyll ‘a’ in the determination of primary productivity of amadi-ama creek, upper bonny estuary, port harcourt, Nigeria

Authors

  • B. B. Otene Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment,Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • S. I. Iorchor Department of Fisheries, Akperan Oshi College of Agriculture, Yandev,Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Chorophyll ‘a’, water nutrient, Primary productivity, Amadi-Ama Creek, Bonny Estuary, Nigeria

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Published

2013-03-29

How to Cite

B. Otene, B., & I. Iorchor, S. (2013). Water nutrients dynamics and use of chlorophyll ‘a’ in the determination of primary productivity of amadi-ama creek, upper bonny estuary, port harcourt, Nigeria. Scientific Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2(2), 38-45. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjes/article/view/1266

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