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Successional patterns of aquatic macrophytes in Jebba Lake, Nigeria
Author(s) -
OBOT EMMANUEL ASUQUO,
MBAGWU IHEANYI GODFREY
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1988.tb00981.x
Subject(s) - macrophyte , pistia , floristics , flora (microbiology) , ecology , aquatic plant , ecological succession , azolla , fern , stratiotes , vegetation (pathology) , environmental science , geography , biology , species richness , medicine , bacteria , genetics , pathology
Summary Macrophyte succession in Jebba Lake, Nigeria, was observed through the first four years after impoundment. Two distinct serai phases, a floating fern phase and a draw‐down flora phase could be recognized. The floristic composition of the macrophyte vegetation was also investigated to check earlier predictions (Obot & Mbagwu, 1986) on the probable structure of the macrophyte flora. The failure of obligate floating macrophytes such as Pistia, Azolla and Salvinia to establish in the lake as predicted is discussed. However, rooted emergent macrophytes were observed to be more successful than would be expected from the predictions.