Phytoplanktons are important components of the biological communities of lakes, rivers, as well as oceans and are important in the assessment of the structure of trophic relationships, productivity, water quality, and past environmental conditions. In tropical African lakes like Lake Bosomtwe (Ghana) however, there is often inadequate research on these important organisms compared to fisheries. This book provides extensive primary research on the phytoplankton of Lake Bosomtwe, a tropical closed basin lake in Ghana, West Africa. The species composition, the variability of the wet weight...