Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Phytoplankton community structure and physico-chemical characteristics of streams flowing through an agro- plantation complex in Tiko, Cameroon

Beatrice Ambo Fonge
  • Beatrice Ambo Fonge
  • Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63 Buea, Cameroon.
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Pascal Tabi Tabot
  • Pascal Tabi Tabot
  • Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63 Buea, Cameroon.
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Chop Adeline Mange
  • Chop Adeline Mange
  • Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63 Buea, Cameroon.
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Coleen Mumbang
  • Coleen Mumbang
  • Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63 Buea, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 27 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 April 2015
  •  Published: 08 May 2015

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