Venugopal,P; Haridas,P; Madhu Pratap,M; Rao,T S S(Indian Journal of Marine sciences, January 12, 1979)
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Abstract:
Incidence of red water along the Kerala coast at 2 localities, off Quilon and Cochin, in August 1976 and 1977 is reported.
High concentrations of Noctiluca miliaris (up to 7.71 x 105/m3 in 1977) are associated with these occurrences. They completely
dominate the plankton community contributing > 90 % of the numbers. High production of diatoms initiated by nutrient-rich
and fairly high saline upwelled waters appears to cause the bloom of the dinoflagellate Noctiluca