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Relationship between particulate and extracellular carbon compounds of phytoplankton photosynthesis in a tropical estuary

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Relationship between particulate and extracellular carbon compounds of phytoplankton photosynthesis in a tropical estuary
 
Creator Shailaja, M.S.
Pant, A.
 
Subject Chemistry and Biogeochemistry
primary production
proteins
carbohydrates
monsoons
carbon 14
environmental conditions
estuaries
photosynthesis
phytoplankton
particulate organic carbon
ISW, India
 
Description The influence of seasonal environmental conditions on the formation and release of organic compounds by photosynthesizing phytoplankton was studied in a tropical estuary. The pattern of 14C fixation into the various intracellular compounds changed from pre-monsoon to monsoon depending on the quality and intensity of light available during the 2 seasons as well as phytoplankton composition. During the pre monsoon, carbon was largely incorporated into the intracellular carbohydrate fraction and during the monsoon, into the protein fraction. Quantitative analysis of some selected low molecular weight compounds present in the intracellular photosynthate pool and extracellular exudate pool suggested that the release of organic compounds is governed mainly by the rate of their production
 
Date 1995-06-13T10:01:20Z
2017-09-29T13:48:21Z
1995-06-13T10:01:20Z
2017-09-29T13:48:21Z
1986
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol.32; 1986; 161-167
0171-8630
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6238
 
Language en
 
Relation Mar Ecol-Prog Ser
SCI
 
Publisher Inter-Research