Reduced river discharge intensifies phytoplankton bloom in Godavari estuary, India

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-22

  Acharyya, T ^a   Sarma, V V S S ^a   Sridevi, B ^a   Venkataramana, V ^a   Bharathi, M D ^a   Naidu, S A ^a   Kumar, B S K ^a   Prasad, V R ^a   Bandyopadhyay, D ^a   Reddy, N P C ^a   Kumar, M D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Dam; Godavari estuary; Inter annual variability; Phytoplankton bloom; River discharge

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GODAVARI ESTUARY; INDIA;

EID: 84857987234     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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