Influence of human-induced disturbance on benthic microbial metabolism in the Pichavaram mangroves, Vellar-Coleroon estuarine complex, India

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1033-1044

  Alongi, D M ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^b   Kannan, L ^c   Tirendi, F ^a   Trott, L A ^a   Bala Krishna Prasad, M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANGROVE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ASIA; COLEROON ESTUARY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VELLAR ESTUARY; WORLD;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; BOS TAURUS; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 27744584406     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1634-5     Document Type: Article

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