Impact assessment of barge trafficking on phytoplankton abundance and Chl a concentration, in River Ganga, India.

Impact of barge movement on phytoplankton abundance and biomass was assessed in the lower stretch of river Ganga, popularly known as Bhagirathi-Hooghly river, during April 2016 to March, 2017. Based on the magnitude of tide, intensity of shipping and boating activities, the stretch from Baranagar to...

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Main Authors: Soma Das Sarkar, Malay Naskar, Pranab Gogoi, Rohan Kumar Raman, Ranjan Kumar Manna, Srikanta Samanta, Bimal Prasanna Mohanty, Basanta Kumar Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221451