Monsoonal impact on planktonic standing stock and abundance in a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters - India)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 54-64

  Madhu, N V ^a   Jyothibabu, R ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Honey, U K ^a   Martin, G D ^a   Vijay, J G ^a   Shiyas, C A ^a   Gupta, G V M ^b   Achuthankutty, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Ministry of Earth Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; Cochin backwaters; nutrients; plankton; salinity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACKWATER; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE EFFECT; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD WEB; MONSOON; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

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

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; NITZSCHIA CLOSTERIUM; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA SUBTILIS;

EID: 34247616742     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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