Spatial and temporal variations in phytoplankton in coral reef and seagrass ecosystems of the Palk Bay, southeast coast of India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 765-771

  Sridhar, R ^a   Thangaradjou, T ^b   Kannan, L ^b  

^a BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Ecosystem; Palk bay; Phytoplankton; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CORAL REEF; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

INDIA; NORTHERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; PALK BAY; SRI LANKA;

ANTHOZOA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77956429341     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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