A first report on a bloom of the marine prymnesiophycean, Phaeocystis globosa from the Arabian Sea

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-90

  Madhupratap, M ^a   Sawant, Surekha ^b   Gauns, Mangesh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Bloom; Phaeocystis; Prymnesiophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CARBON CONTENT; CELL DIAMETER; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONSOON; SENESCENCE; SUMMER;

ALGAL BLOOM; NEW RECORD; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA;

CHAETOCEROS; NITZSCHIA; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA; PRYMNESIOPHYCEAE; RHIZOSOLENIA;

EID: 0034091110     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(00)00109-2     Document Type: Article

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