Impact of freshwater influx on microzooplankton mediated food web in a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters - India)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 505-518

  Jyothibabu, R ^a   Madhu, N V ^a   Jayalakshmi, K V ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Shiyas, C A ^a   Martin, G D ^a   Nair, K K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

freshwater influx; microzooplankton; species diversity; tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER INPUT; GRAZING; MONSOON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ASIA; COCHIN ESTUARY; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33748464698     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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