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Cyclone phyan-induced plankton community succession in the coastal waters off Goa, India

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Title Cyclone phyan-induced plankton community succession in the coastal waters off Goa, India
 
Creator Gauns, M.
Kurian, S.
Shenoy, D.M.
Naik, H.
Naqvi, S.W.A.
 
Subject Aquatic communities
Aquatic communities
Aquatic ecology, productivity
Meteorology and climatology
 
Description Effects of the cyclonic storm Phyan, which hit the states of Goa and Maharashtra in western India during 9-12 November 2009, on coastal waters were studied. Mixing induced by the cyclone appreciably affected the vertical thermohaline structure, composition and growth of plankton. The phytoplankton biomass increased by a factor exceeding 4, and a shift in phytoplankton community occurred with diatoms replacing dinoflagellates as the dominant group. A shift in zooplankton dominance from filter-feeders to herbivores and carnivores was also noticed. The results underline the sensitivity of coastal ecosystems to extreme events
 
Date 2016-10-13T12:40:44Z
2016-10-13T12:40:44Z
2016
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.111(6); 2016; 1091-1097
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5031
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Current Science Association