The response of a natural phytoplankton community from the Godavari River Estuary to increasing CO2 concentration during the pre-monsoon period

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 407, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 284-293

  Biswas, Haimanti ^a   Cros, Alexander ^b   Yadav, Kamana ^c   Ramana, V Venkata ^a   Prasad, V Rajendra ^a   Acharyya, Tamoghna ^a   Babu, P V Raghunadh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Limoges   (France)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Diatom; Godavari River; Phytoplankton; Rising CO2; Tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; MASS BALANCE; MONSOON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATER;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GODAVARI ESTUARY; INDIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 80052470599     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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