Trends in macrobenthal biotypes of Imo River in a Nigerian Delta region

Dynamics in macrobenthos abundance and diversity in sand-mined Imo River in Etche, South-eastern Nigeria has been investigated. While 14 representative species, comprising 3 classes (insect, oligochaeta, and gastropoda) were earlier identified in 2003, 9 species of these classes and 5 species comprising 2 classes only (insecta and oligochaeta) were identified in 2009 and 2010, respectively. […]

A fraction of fresh water algae of Kalpani stream and adjoining area of district Mardan, Pakistan

Present study deals with morpho-taxonomic description of 73 fresh water algae belonging to 34 genera, 25 families, 17 orders and 09 classes in Kalpani stream and adjoining area of district Mardan. Among these, 48 species (65.75%) belong to 17 genera, 12 families, 08 orders and 05 class of Phylum Chlorophyta and 09 species (12.33%) belong […]

Floristic composition, life form and leaf size spectra of the coal mine area vegetation of darra adam khel, khyber pakhtonkhwa, Pakistan

An Inventory of plant species of Coal Mine area of Darra Adam Khel was prepared on the basis of field trips conducted in different parts of the year 2009, particularly in winter, summer and monsoon. The flora consisted of 54 plant species belonging to 30 families. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Solanaceae with […]