Book ID: 98388
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                Ed. by Zia Uddin Ahmed. Volume 04: Algae: Charophyta-Rhodophyta (Achnanthaceae-Vaucheriaceae). 2009. 432 col. photogr. figs. 544 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    This volume adds an additional 800 species of algae to those described in Volume 3 bringing the algal biodiversity of the country to nearly 2000 species. Mostly aquatic, this rich biodiversity is in considerable threat due to habitat loss as a result of intense human activity and rapid depletion of water bodies.