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Temporal variation of phytoplankton assemblage in estuarine waters: implication of cyclone Phailin [1]

Physical forcing of cyclonic phenomenon on water quality often exerts stress on marine and estuarine ecosystems due to their unpredictability. The post-cyclonic changes in phytoplankton biomass have been reported in the Bay of Bengal. In addition, cyclones also intensify physical processes resulting in entrainment of nutrient-rich water from deeper depths into surface leading to regional phytoplankton blooms.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
10/09/2017
S. K. Baliarsingh [3], Suchismita Srichandan [4], Aneesh A. Lotliker & et al [5]
Current Science [6]
113
5
858-860
Tags:
Estuaries [7], Cyclones [8], Water Quality [9], Bay Of Bengal [10], Research [11], Orissa (Odisha) [12]
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[2] http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/05/0858.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-baliarsingh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/suchismita-srichandan
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aneesh-lotliker-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bay-bengal
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