Seasonal appearance of Chlorophyceae phytoplankton bloom by river discharge off Paradeep at Orissa Coast in the Bay of Bengal

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 261-273

  Mishra, Rajani K ^a,b   Shaw, B P ^b   Sahu, B K ^c   Mishra, S ^c   Senga, Y ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (India)

^c BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceae; Chlorophyll a; Coastal water; Monsoon; Pigments; River discharge

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYLL-A; COASTAL WATER; MONSOON; PIGMENTS; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALGAE CONTROL; BLOOMS (METAL); CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; LANDFORMS; PAINT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; DIATOM; MONSOON; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; INDIA; NITRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHATES; PHYTOPLANKTON; RAIN; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MAHANADI RIVER; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYCEAE;

EID: 58549083389     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0200-2     Document Type: Article

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