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Studies on the phytoplankton and the water quality at Greenfield

Date

1996

Authors

Devi, J. Sita
Lakshminarayana, J.S.S.

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Abstract

A study of the phytoplankton of the Welsh Dee Estuary, a part of Liverpool Bay, is reported. Correlative studies of the phytoplankton and its biomass with those of the chemical parameters indicated relationships between periodicity of phytoplankton and water quality and the possible utilization of nutrients and some trace metals by the algae. The phytoplankton biomass judged by chlorophyll content ranged from 1.63 to 4.28 mg L-1. The species diversity of the phytoplankton varied from 2.33 to 3.98 characteristic of the oceanic plankton. The water quality was found to be within acceptable limits.

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Includes b&w map; b&w tables; bibliographic references

Keywords

Wales, U.K, Plankton, Heavy metals

Citation

Devi, J. Sita and J.S.S., Lakshminarayana. (1996). Studies on the phytoplankton and the water quality at Greenfield. Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 41(1-2), 24-38