dc.contributor.author | Gauns, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kurian, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shenoy, D.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Naik, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Naqvi, S.W.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-13T12:40:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-13T12:40:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Current Science, vol.111(6); 2016; 1091-1097 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5031 | |
dc.description.abstract | Effects 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.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Current Science Association | |
dc.rights | Copyright [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.subject | Aquatic communities | |
dc.subject | Aquatic communities | |
dc.subject | Aquatic ecology, productivity | |
dc.subject | Meteorology and climatology | |
dc.title | Cyclone phyan-induced plankton community succession in the coastal waters off Goa, India | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |