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| Madhupratap, M; Sawant, S; Gauns, M. |
| A thick bloom of the marine prymnesiophycean, Phaeocystis globosa was observed in the central Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon period (July-August, 1996). The cells were mostly in colonial form, embedded in gelatinous matrices. The cell diameter was approximately 7 mu m and showed a distinct double feature form. The intensity of the bloom was as high as 3750 x 10(6) cells m(-2) and the carbon content ranged between 33 and 550 mu g L(-1). Almost 90% of the phytoplankton population was composed of P. globosa in the bloom area. Other common forms were chain-forming diatoms like Rhizosolenia spp., Nitzschia spp. and Chaetoreros spp. The photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll a, however did not show any concomitant rise with the bloom intensity probably... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Prymnesiophycée; Phaeocystis; Floraison; Mer d’Arabie; Prymnesiophyceae; Phaeocystis; Bloom; Arabian sea. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00325/43579/44047.pdf |
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