Seasonal variations in species composition, abundance, biomass and estimated production rates of tintinnids at tropical estuarine and mangrove waters, Parangipettai, southeast coast of India

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 161-171

  Godhantaraman, N ^a,b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Estuarine and mangrove waters; Production rate; Seasonal variations; Tintinnids

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

MANGROVE SYSTEMS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MANGROVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

INDIA;

CILIOPHORA; CODONELLOPSIS; EUTINTINNUS; FAVELLA; PROTOZOA; STENOSEMELLA; TINTINNIDA; TINTINNOPSIS;

EID: 0036774697     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00185-9     Document Type: Article

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