Is the biological productivity in the Bay of Bengal light limited?

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1331-1339

  Prasanna Kumar, S ^a   Narvekar, Jayu ^a   Nuncio, M ^b   Kumar, Ajoy ^c   Ramaiah, N ^a   Sardesai, S ^a   Gauns, Mangesh ^a   Fernandes, Veronica ^a   Paul, Jane ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Diffuse attenuation; Eddy pumping; Light limitation; Nutrients; Photosynthetically active radiation; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954161833     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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