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Particulate organic matter in the coastal and estuarine waters of Goa and its relationship with phytoplankton production

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Title Particulate organic matter in the coastal and estuarine waters of Goa and its relationship with phytoplankton production
 
Creator Verlecar, X.N.
Qasim, S.Z.
 
Subject Aquatic Ecology, Productivity
monsoons
detritus
chlorophylls
primary production
phytoplankton
particulate organic matter
ISW, India, Goa
 
Description In the coastal and estuarine waters of Goa, particulate organic carbon (POC) varied from 0.52 to 2.51 mg l-1 and from 0.28 to 5.24 mg l-1 and particulate phosphorus (PP) varied from 0.71 to 5.18 mu g l-1 and from 0.78 to 20.34 mu g l-1, respectively. The mean values of chlorophyll and primary productivity were 1.94 mg m-3 and 938.1 mg Cm-2 day-1 in the coastal waters and 4.3 mg m-3 and 636.5 mg Cm-1 day-1 in estuarine waters, respectively. POC/chl ratios were low in June and October even when POC values were quite high. The POC in surface waters was linearly correlated with the chlorophyll content. Also PP increased when chlorophyll and primary productivity remained high. The results suggest that the phytoplankton was sharply increasing and contributed to POC and PP content. The percentage of detritus calculated from the intercept values of chlorophyll on POC varied from 46 to 76% depending on season. Results indicate that the major portion of POC and PP during postmonsoon (October-January) is derived from phytoplankton production while the allochthonous matter predominate during monsoon (June-September)
 
Date 1995-05-21T10:01:11Z
2017-09-29T13:48:26Z
1995-05-21T10:01:11Z
2017-09-29T13:48:26Z
1985
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol.21; 1985; 235-243
0272-7714
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6355
 
Language en
 
Relation Estuar Coast Shelf S
SCI
 
Publisher Elsevier