Density and diversity of Blue Green Algae from the rice fields of Goa

D'souza e Gomes, A.F.; Veeresh, A.V.; Rodrigues, B.F.

dc.contributor.author	D'souza e Gomes, A.F.
dc.contributor.author	Veeresh, A.V.
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigues, B.F.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-04T03:02:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-04T03:02:04Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Advanced Biological Research. 1(1); 2011; 8-14.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://scienceandnature.org/IJABR_Vol1(1)2011/IJABR_V1(1)2.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/2533
dc.description.abstract	Cyanobacteria forms a large group of structurally complex and ecologically significant gram negative prokaryotes which flourish in rice fields and also known to sustain the fertility of this ecosystem. This study is aimed to characterize the abundance of cyanobacteria in various habitats of rice field areas in Goa i.e. Khazan lands, Coastal areas, Hinterlands and Mining areas for khariff and rabi seasons. A total of 16 genera and 90 species of heterocystous, non-heterocystous and unicellular BGA forms were recorded. The diversity of all the three types of algae was higher in the hinterlands as compared to the other habitats and also the diversity was more in Rabi season than khariff. The density of heterocystous forms was most abundant followed by non-heterocystous and unicellular forms respectively.
dc.publisher	Society for Science and Nature	en_US
dc.subject	Botany	en_US
dc.title	Density and diversity of Blue Green Algae from the rice fields of Goa	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US