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dc.contributor.authorMitbavkar, S.
dc.contributor.authorPatil, J.S.
dc.contributor.authorRajaneesh, K.M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T09:19:51Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T09:19:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMicrobial Ecology, vol.70(3); 2015; 659-676
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dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4869
dc.description.abstractIn order to better understand the picophytoplankton (PP) dynamics in tropical monsoon influenced coastal regions, samples were collected daily (June–September 2008: monsoon, December 2008: post-monsoon and April 2009: pre-monsoon) from a fixed station in Dona Paula Bay, India. Eight PP abundance peaks comprising Prochlorococcus-like cells, picoeukaryotes, and three groups of Synechococcus occurred. The chlorophyll biomass and PP abundance were negatively influenced by reduced solar radiation, salinity and water transparency due to precipitation and positively influenced by the stabilized waters during precipitation break/non-monsoon periods. Responses to environmental conditions differed with PP groups, wherein the presence of Synechococcus-PEI (phycoerythrin) throughout the year suggested its ability to tolerate salinity and temperature variations and low light conditions. Synechococcus-PEII appearance toward monsoon end and non-monsoon during high water transparency suggests its tidal advection from offshore waters. Dominance of Synechococcus-PC (phycocyanin) at intermediate salinities under low water transparency during MON and high salinities in PrM coinciding with high nitrate concentrations implies a greater influence of light quality or nutrients. Cyanobacteria and not picoeukaryotes were the dominant picophytoplankton in terms of numbers as well as biomass. This study suggests that PP could be used as tracers of environmental forcing driven by tides and freshwater influx and also highlights the importance of high-frequency samplings in dynamic coastal regions through which transient responses can be captured
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2015] Springer.
dc.subjectAQUATIC COMMUNITIES::Phytoplankton
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY::Environmental effects
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES::Population dynamics
dc.titlePicophytoplankton as tracers of environmental forcing in a tropical monsoonal Bay
dc.typeJournal Article


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