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Seasonal patterns of phytoplankton biomass and productivity in a tropical estuarine complex (west coast of India)

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Title Seasonal patterns of phytoplankton biomass and productivity in a tropical estuarine complex (west coast of India)
 
Creator Devassy, V.P.
Goes, J.I.
 
Subject Aquatic Ecology, Productivity
monsoons
salinity
seasonal variations
biomass
biological production
phytoplankton
ISW, India, Goa, Mandovi-Zuary Estuary
 
Description Phytoplankton cell numbers and chlorophyll a determinations were made during the premonsoon, monsoon and postmonsoon periods in the Mandovi-Zuari estuarine complex (west coast of India). Primary productivity estimates agreed well with chlorophyll a and phytoplankton cell numbers. The consequent decline in salinity with the onset of monsoon was found to be an important factor controlling the distribution, abundance and productivity of phytoplankton. As compared to the Zuari estuary, the Mandovi retained typical estuarine conditions and a greater phytoplankton biomass. Based on primary productivity estimations, the potential fishery resource of this estuarine complex has been computed
 
Date 1995-06-23T10:01:48Z
2017-09-30T01:29:59Z
1995-06-23T10:01:48Z
2017-09-30T01:29:59Z
1989
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Plant Sciences), vol.99; 1989; 485-501
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7282
 
Language en
 
Relation P Indian As-Plant Sc
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore