Particulate carbohydrate and proteins in the Bay of Bengal

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-310

  Sreepada, R A ^a   Rivonkar, C U ^a,b   Parulekar, A H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; carbohydrates; particulate matter; proteins; subsurface chlorophyll maxima

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; PROTEINS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0030222844     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0071     Document Type: Article

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