Estimation of diatom and dinoflagellate cell volumes from surface waters of the Northern Indian Ocean

Phytoplankton samples collected from the Northern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal, northern Arabian Sea, and Dona Paula Bay Goa, west coast of India), were utilized to quantify changes in cell size, cell volume and carbon per cell of diatoms and dinoflagellates. The dataset from the Bay of Bengal also p...

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Published in:Oceanologia
Main Authors: Rajath R. Chitari, Arga Chandrashekar Anil
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017
Subjects:
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates
Cell volume
Dona Paula Bay
Bay of Bengal
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Indian
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.03.001
https://doaj.org/article/c6d2312eda84449da448fb3343b5cac3
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Summary:Phytoplankton samples collected from the Northern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal, northern Arabian Sea, and Dona Paula Bay Goa, west coast of India), were utilized to quantify changes in cell size, cell volume and carbon per cell of diatoms and dinoflagellates. The dataset from the Bay of Bengal also provides inter- and intra-annual variations (April 2008 to March 2010). The variations in cell size and volume were large in regions influenced by the riverine influx or terrigenous inputs. An interregional comparison of commonly available forms (8 species) points out that cell volumes are highest in the North Atlantic and lowest in the Mediterranean. The information provided will be useful in estimation of carbon biomass and biogeochemical studies.

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