Intra-annual variability in nutrients in the Godavari estuary, India

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2005-2014

  Sarma, V V S S ^a   Prasad, V R ^a   Kumar, B S K ^a   Rajeev, K ^a   Devi, B M M ^a   Reddy, N P C ^a   Sarma, V V ^a   Kumar, M D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Estuary; Nutrient cycles; Primary production; River discharge

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDFIELD RATIO; RIVER DISCHARGE; SILICON; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GODAVARI ESTUARY; INDIA;

EID: 78649450720     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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