Preponderance of heterotrophic Noctiluca scintillans during a multi-species diatom bloom along the southwest coast of India

International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-63

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

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

^b Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Eutrophication; Noctiluca scintillans; Red tides

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HETEROTROPHY; RED TIDE; TAXONOMY; UPWELLING; VISCOSITY;

COCHIN; INDIA; KERALA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS; COSCINODISCUS; DINOPHYCEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NAVICULA; NITZSCHIA; NOCTILUCA; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 78449287949     PISSN: 09732667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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