Phytoplankton diversity in Pichavaram mangrove waters from south-east coast of India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-498

  Rajkumar, M ^a   Perumal, P ^a   Ashok Prabu, V ^a   Vengadesh Perumal, N ^a   Thillai Rajasekar, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mangroves; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Pichavaram; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE; SURFACE WATER;

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROGRAPHY; MANGROVE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; HYDROGRAPHY; INDIA; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SUMMER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 67749127498     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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