Influence of allochthonous input on autotrophic-heterotrophic switch-over in shallow waters of a tropical estuary (Cochin Estuary), India

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-562

  Thottathil, Shoji D ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Gupta, G V M ^b   Madhu, N V ^a   Nair, Shanta ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Ministry of Earth Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

bacterial productivity; CO2 supersaturation; heterotrophy; primary productivity; respiration; tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON CYCLE; ESTUARY; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SHALLOW WATER;

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

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 43849106665     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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