Monsoon-induced changes in the size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass and production rate in the estuarine and coastal waters of southwest coast of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 521-528

  Madhu, N V ^a   Jyothibabu, R ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Cochin estuary; Nanoplankton; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Size structure

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CLOUD COVER; COASTAL WATERS; COCHIN ESTUARY; MICROPLANKTONS; MONSOON SEASON; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATE; PRODUCTION RATES; SIZE STRUCTURE; SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL; WATER COLUMNS;

ALGAE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTUARIES; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; TURBIDITY;

HEAVY WATER;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONSOON; NANOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ESTUARY; HYDROGRAPHY; INDIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDIA; PHYTOPLANKTON; RAIN; SEASONS; SEAWATER;

COCHIN ESTUARY; INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 77954142045     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1020-8     Document Type: Article

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