A CHECKLIST OF PHYTOPLANKTON AND PLANTS OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 839 records.

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Onuminya T, Ogundipe O (2022): A CHECKLIST OF PHYTOPLANKTON AND PLANTS OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS. v1.2. University of Lagos. Dataset/Checklist. http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=swnigeriafloradiversity&v=1.2

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Lagos. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 8672bfc9-e2c2-4a48-abca-db8ca004aa7e.  University of Lagos publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Nigeria.

Keywords

Checklist; Checklist; Phytoplankton; Epe Lagoon; Lagos Lagoon; Lekki Lagoon; Apese lagoon; Ondo waters; Lagos flora; Yewa lagoon; Badagry lagoon; Derivedfromoccurrence

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

The collections cover south western Nigerian states.

Taxonomic Coverage

This is a checklist of phytoplanktons and higher plants found in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Ondo States of Nigeria

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

Mobilization of Nigerian Coastal Biodiversity Data for Publication to GBIF

The personnel involved in the project:

Bibliographic Citations

1. OA KUNRUNMI AND TA ADESALU (2019). SEASONAL AND SUCCESSIONAL PATTERNS OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN EPE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE, 44 (4): 349 -360. Doore, MPO, 2022. Ajibare, A.O | Olawusi-Peters, O.O | Bello-Olusoji, O.A. (2019). Plankton Dynamics as Pollution Indicator in the Coastal Waters of Ondo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research. 5(1): 22-31. Akin-Oriola, G.A. (2003). Onteh Phytoplankton of Awba reservoir, Ibadan, Nigeria. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(1): 99-114 Onyema, I.C | Nwabuzor, E.J | Igwe, C.O. (2014). The water Quality Phytoplankton and Zooplankton of the Lower Ogun River Lagos. International Journal of Life Sciences, 3(2): 16-25. Adesalu, T.A | Nwankwo, D.I (2009). A Checklist of Lekki Lagoon Diatoms. International Journal of Botany, 5(2): 126-134. Onyema, I.C., | Nwankwo, D.I., | Oduleye, T. Onyema, I.C (2009). The water Chemistry, Phytoplankton Biomass (Chlorophyii a), Episammic and Periphytic Algae of the Apese Lagoon, Lagos. Report and Opinion, 2009;1(5), 31 - 40. Adesalu, T.A | Nwankwo, D.I (2009). A Checklist of Lekki Lagoon Diatoms. International Journal of Botany, 5(2): 126-134. Onyema, I.C (2013). The Water Quality Conditions and Phytoplankton of Two Mamgroove Creeks and an Adjoining Lagoon. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. 4(3): 627- 638. "Onuoha, P.C | Nwankwo, D.I. | Vyverman, W. (2010). A checklist of phytoplankton species of Ologe Lagon, Lagos south-western Nigeria. Journal of American Science, 6(9):297-400" Effiong, K.S | Inyang, A.I (2016). Diversity of Phytoplankton in Iragbo Part of Yewa Lagoon SouthWest, Nigeria. American Journal of Bioscience, 4(4): 41-48. Adejumobi, K.O | Nwankwo, D.I | Adedipe, J. (2019). Environmental characteristics, plankton diversity and seasonal variation at the Makoko creek. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 7(3): 203-212. Ajuzie, C.C. | Houvenaghel, G.T. (2009). Preliminary survey of potentially harmful dinoflagellates in Nigeria's coastal waters. Fottea 9(1): 107–120 Emmanuel, B.E | Onyema, I.C. (2007). The Plankton and Fishes of a Tropical Creek in South-Western Nigeria. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 7: 105-113.
2. Adejumobi, K.O | Nwankwo, D.I | Adedipe, J. (2019). Environmental characteristics, plankton diversity and seasonal variation at the Makoko creek. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 7(3): 203-212.
3. Adesalu, T.A | Nwankwo, D.I (2011). Successional pattern of phytoplankton (>55µm) in Lekki lagoon, Nigeria.Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 60 (1): 143-155.
4. Ajibare, A.O | Olawusi-Peters, O.O | Bello-Olusoji, O.A. (2019). Plankton Dynamics as Pollution Indicator in the Coastal Waters of Ondo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research. 5(1): 22-31.
5. Ajuzie, C.C. | Houvenaghel, G.T. (2009). Preliminary survey of potentially harmful dinoflagellates in Nigeria's coastal waters. Fottea 9(1): 107–120
6. Akin-Oriola, G.A. (2003). Onteh Phytoplankton of Awba reservoir, Ibadan, Nigeria. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(1): 99-107
7. Effiong, K.S | Inyang, A.I (2016). Diversity of Phytoplankton in Iragbo Part of Yewa Lagoon SouthWest, Nigeria. American Journal of Bioscience, 4(4): 41-48.
8. Emmanuel, B.E | Onyema, I.C. (2007). The Plankton and Fishes of a Tropical Creek in South-Western Nigeria. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 7: 105-113.
9. Ita, E.O. (1994). Aquatic plants and wetland Wildlife Resources of Nigeria. CIFA Occasional Paper. 21: 52pp.
10. Kadiri, M.O (1999). Phytoplankton Distribution in Some Coastal Waters Of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Botany, 12(1); 51-62.
11. OA KUNRUNMI | TA ADESALU (2019). SEASONAL AND SUCCESSIONAL PATTERNS OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN EPE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE, 44 (4): 349 -360.
12. "Onuoha, P.C | Nwankwo, D.I. | Vyverman, W. (2010). A checklist of phytoplankton species of Ologe Lagon, Lagos south-western Nigeria. Journal of American Science, 6(9):297-310"
13. Onyema, I.C (2013). The Water Quality Conditions and Phytoplankton of Two Mamgroove Creeks and an Adjoining Lagoon. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. 4(3): 627- 638. Onyema, I.C | Nwabuzor, E.J | Igwe, C.O. (2014). The water Quality Phytoplankton and Zooplankton of the Lower Ogun River Lagos. International Journal of Life Sciences, 3(2): 16-25. Onyema, I.C | Nwankwo, D.I | Oduleye, T. (2006). Diatoms and Dinoflagellates of an Estuarin Creek in Lagos. JournalSci. Res. Dev., Vol. 10,73‐101 Onyema, I.C. (2003). The Phytoplankton Composition, Abundance and Temporal Variation of a Polluted Estuarine Creek in Lagos, Nigeria. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 7, 89-96.

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