Comparison of Monsoonal change of water quality parameters between 1983 and 2008 in a tropical estuary in Northeastern India: Role of phytoplankton and community metabolism

Marine Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-29

  Dey, Mitali ^a   Chowdhury, Chumki ^a   Pattnaik, Asim A ^b   Ganguly, Dipnarayan ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Sandip K ^a   De, Tarun K ^a   Jana, Tapan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical model; India; Mahanadi; Nutrient dynamics; Phytoplankton production

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; MODELING; MONSOON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; MAHANADI RIVER;

EID: 84874205756     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2012.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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