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dc.contributor.authorAlhassan, E. H.-
dc.contributor.authorOfori-Danson, P. K.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-25T14:28:07Z-
dc.date.available2017-09-25T14:28:07Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.issn1365-2028-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1159-
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between physicochemical factors and plankton abundance in the newly created Bui reservoir was studied during 2011 and 2012. The objective was to assess the influence of physicochemical factors on plankton abundance and provide data for monitoring the hydrobiology of the newly created Bui reservoir. Two sampling stations were selected on the Black Volta upstream (Bui) and downstream (Bamboi) of the dam, with samples taken pre- and postimpoundment during the study period. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was used to trace temporal plankton community changes and to examine the relationships between species composition and physicochemical variables. The relative abundance of some phytoplankton species such as Anabaena sp., Planktothrix sp. and Scenedesmus sp. was directly correlated to nitrates. CCA indicated that physicochemical variables explained 41–64% of zooplankton and 8–12% of phytoplankton variation. Hence, there were correlations between environmental variables and the structure of plankton assemblages. This feature should therefore be used for bio-monitoring of environmental variables of the river by the Bui Power Authority to ensure protection of the aquatic biota downstream of the Bui dam.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltden_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectLimnologyen_US
dc.subjectNutrient dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectPhytoplanktonen_US
dc.subjectRelationshipen_US
dc.subjectZooplanktonen_US
dc.titlePLANKTON ABUNDANCE IN RELATION TO PHYSICOCHEMICAL FACTORS IN THE BUI RESERVOIR OF GHANA’S BLACK VOLTA RIVERen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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