Assessment of spatial and temporal fluctuations in water quality of a tropical permanent estuarine system - Tapi, West Coast India

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-276

  Nirmal Kumar, J I ^a   George, B ^a   Kumar, R N ^b   Sajish, P R ^a   Viyol, S ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b Natubhai V Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Dissolved nutrients; Estuary; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849093188     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0703_267276     Document Type: Article

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