Trichodesmium erythraeum (Ehrenberg) bloom along the southwest coast of India (Arabian Sea) and its impact on trace metal concentrations in seawater

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 641-646

  Krishnan, Anoop A ^a   Krishnakumar, P K ^a   Rajagopalan, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; coastal water; cyanobacteria; stripping voltammetry; trace metal; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL WATER; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; SEAWATER; TRACE METAL;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KARNATAKA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; SURATKAL; THRISSUR; VALAPPAD;

CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM;

EID: 33846401430     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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