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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/38042| Title: | Phytoplankton characteristics and species assemblage patterns in northwest Bay of Bengal |
| Authors: | Prakash, K Phani Raman, A V |
| Issue Date: | Jun-1992 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Qualitative and quantitative composition of phytoplankton of surface waters showed 109 species, represented by blue-green algae, diatoms and dinoflagellates. Among these, Trichodesmium thiebautii (29.34%), T. erythraeum (27.97%), Nitzschia seriata (10.06%), Rhizosolenia cylindrus (4.64%), Thallassiothrix longissima (2.05%), Dinophysis sp. (0.78%), Noctiluca scintillans (0.75%) and Ceratium sp. (0.6%) constituted the most important species. Miscellaneous species made up 23.8% to the total population. In general, there was a decrease in the overall abundance of phytoplankton offshore and increase in species diversity. Based on principal component analysis (PCA) it was possible to identify 5 assemblages of phytoplankton as determined by the prevailing hydrographical conditions. |
| Page(s): | 158-160 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.21(2) [June 1992] |
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