Spatial and temporal distribution of phytoplankton in Perak Estuary, Malaysia, during monsoon season

• Main Authors: Abu Seman, Nursuhayati, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Academic Journals 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29919/1/Spatial%20and%20temporal%20distribution%20of%20phytoplankton%20in%20Perak%20Estuary.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29919/; http://www.scialert.net/archivedetails.php?issn=1816-4927&issueno=46

Phytoplankton forms the essential base of the aquatic food web and plays a major role in aquatic productivity and ecosystem health. In the estuary and coastal waters, one of the major factors that controls phytoplankton community structure is the salinity changes along the river-sea continuum. The s...