Blooms of Trichodesmium erythraeum in the South Eastern Arabian Sea during the onset of 2009 summer monsoon

Ocean Science Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-157

  Padmakumar, K B ^a   Smitha, B R ^a   Thomas, Lathika Cicily ^a   Fanimol, C L ^a   SreeRenjima, G ^a   Menon, N R ^b   Sanjeevan, V N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR MARINE LIVING RESOURCES AND ECOLOGY   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

South Eastern Arabian Sea; summer monsoon; Trichodesmium bloom; Trichodesmium erythraeum; Trichodesmium thiebautii

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MONSOON; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUMMER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

ALGAE; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM; TRICHODESMIUM THIEBAUTII;

EID: 77958475690     PISSN: 17385261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12601-010-0013-4     Document Type: Article

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