Seasonal variation in physico-chemical properties and primary production in the coastal water biotopes of Coromandel Coast, India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Govindasamy, C ^a   Kannan, L ^b   Azariah, Jayapaul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal water; Dissolved inorganic nutrients; Primary production; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

COASTAL WATERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

INDIA;

ASYSTASIA GANGETICA;

EID: 0034073611     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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