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Phytoplankton characteristics in a polluted Bombay Harbour-Thana-Bassein creek estuarine complex

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Title Phytoplankton characteristics in a polluted Bombay Harbour-Thana-Bassein creek estuarine complex
 
Creator Ramaiah, Neelam
Ramaiah, N.
Nair, V. R.
 
Description 281-285
Annual variations in phytoplankton characteristics were studied from Bombay Harbour-Thana creek-Bassein, Maharashtra, India creek (BHTCBC) estuarine confluence to assess the levels of pigment concentration, productivity and, qualitative and quantitative nature of these microalgae during the premonsoon, monsoon and postmonsoon seasons. Of the 37 genera (33 diatoms and 4 dinoflagellates) recorded, Thalassiosira, Coscinodiscus, Nitzschia and Synaedra were most common. Maximum density of Skeletonema costatum (up to 93% of total cells) was observed during monsoon (June-September) months in the creek region which receive effluents from adjacent industrial estates. Chlorophyll α (av. 3.5 mg m-3) and phaeophytin (av. 4.2 mg m-3), cell counts (av. 631.9 x 103 l-1) and productivity (71.4 mgC m-3 d-1) were high and diversity index was low (H' 1.3) in the creek region compared to those recorded from the outer (coastal) stations, suggesting eutrophication in the former area. Effluents from the Bombay metropolis seem to have adversely affected phytoplankton diversity, abundance and productivity.
 
Date 2016-10-20T12:29:52Z
2016-10-20T12:29:52Z
1998-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/35901
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.27(3&4) [September & December 1998]