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Seasonal appearance of Chlorophyceae phytoplankton bloom by river discharge off Paradeep at Orissa Coast in the Bay of Bengal

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Characteristics of the monsoonal bloom of phytoplankton at Orissa Coast in the Bay of Bengal were studied through bimonthly observation from April 2001 to December 2002. Three photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll-a (Chl a), chlorophyll-b (Chl b) and carotenoid (Car) were analyzed by absorption spectroscopic method. The seasonal variation of Chl a included phytoplankton bloom in the coastal area during monsoon period. The water column integrated Chl a reached to 68 mg m−2 at the station-1(St1), and amounted to 20 mg m−2 at 30 km off the river mouth during August 2001. In contrast the same amount was found at 15 km off the Mahanadi river mouth during August 2002. Salinity during this period varied from 5 psu at the St1 to 27 psu at the edge of the bloom area. The total amount of river discharge in the monsoon period calculated from daily river discharge data reported by Water Resources Department in India was 84 × 109 m3 during 2001 and 20 × 109 m3 during 2002. Both nitrate and phosphate concentrations showed negative quadratic relationship with salinity throughout the observation period. Extrapolated nitrate and phosphate concentration discharge from the Mahanadi river were 10.8 and 4 μg-at l−1, respectively. Microscopic identification revealed dominance of fluvial Chlorophyceae and diatoms during the monsoon period showing influence of the freshwater discharge.

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    R. K. Mishra & Y. Senga

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

    R. K. Mishra & B. P. Shaw

  3. Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Orissa, India

    B. K. Sahu & S. Mishra

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Mishra, R.K., Shaw, B.P., Sahu, B.K. et al. Seasonal appearance of Chlorophyceae phytoplankton bloom by river discharge off Paradeep at Orissa Coast in the Bay of Bengal. Environ Monit Assess 149, 261–273 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0200-2

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