Effect of salinity and dissolved nutrients on the occurrence of some seaweeds in Manakkudy estuary

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Effect of salinity and dissolved nutrients on the occurrence of some seaweeds in Manakkudy estuary [1]

Manakkudy estuary, located on the South-West coast of India has production of seaweeds to an amount of 15.59 kg/m2/yr. Four different types of seaweeds viz., Chaetomorpha aerea, Enteromorpha compressa, Gracilaria verrucosa and Hypnea musciformis were observed in this estuary. Highest production of biomass (C. aerea = 842.33

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Author(s): M. Jansi [2], V. Ramadhas [3]

Source: Indian Journal of Marine Sciences [4]

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