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Seasonal distribution of phytoplankton pigments in the estuarine system of Goa

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Title Seasonal distribution of phytoplankton pigments in the estuarine system of Goa
 
Creator Bhargava, R. M. S.
Dwivedi, S. N.
 
Description 87-90
Seasonal changes in the concentrations of chlorophylls and carotenoid were studied in the estuarine complex of Goa at 14 stations. Annual mean concentration of chl. a was 3.05, 4.42 and 4.12 mg/m3 in Mandovi estuary. Cumbarjua canal and Zuari estuary respectively with a peak in May. Chl. a increased towards the mid reaches of Mandovi estuary. Chl. b ranged between 0 and 5.48 mg/m3 while chl. c varied between 0 and 10 mg/m3. Annual mean of chl.c was 2.28, 2.69 and 3.03 mg/m3 Mandovi estuary, Cumbarjua Canal and Zuari estuary respectively. Carotenoid values were low and ranged between 0 and 3.6 m-SPU/m3 with the peak in May in close relation to chl. a. Annual mean for Mandovi estuary, Cumbarjua canal and Zuari estuary was 1.10, 1.28 and 1.45 m-SPU/m3 respectively. Ratios of chl. c to a and carotenoid to chl. a were mostly less than unity except on few occasions. It was noticed that Mandovi waters are significantly different from those of Cumbarjua canal and Zuari estuary while no such difference was noticed between that of Cumbarjua canal and Zuari estuary indicating that the latter influences the chlorophyll concentration in the canal.
 
Date 2016-12-30T10:18:31Z
2016-12-30T10:18:31Z
1976-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39446
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.05(1) [June 1976]