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dc.contributor.authorGauns, M.
dc.contributor.authorKurian, S.
dc.contributor.authorShenoy, D.M.
dc.contributor.authorNaik, H.
dc.contributor.authorNaqvi, S.W.A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T12:40:44Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T12:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, vol.111(6); 2016; 1091-1097
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5031
dc.description.abstractEffects of the cyclonic storm Phyan, which hit the states of Goa and Maharashtra in western India during 9-12 November 2009, on coastal waters were studied. Mixing induced by the cyclone appreciably affected the vertical thermohaline structure, composition and growth of plankton. The phytoplankton biomass increased by a factor exceeding 4, and a shift in phytoplankton community occurred with diatoms replacing dinoflagellates as the dominant group. A shift in zooplankton dominance from filter-feeders to herbivores and carnivores was also noticed. The results underline the sensitivity of coastal ecosystems to extreme events
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCurrent Science Association
dc.rightsCopyright [2016]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository
dc.subjectAquatic communities
dc.subjectAquatic communities
dc.subjectAquatic ecology, productivity
dc.subjectMeteorology and climatology
dc.titleCyclone phyan-induced plankton community succession in the coastal waters off Goa, India
dc.typeJournal Article


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