Research Article
Dynamic Changes in Bacterial Population and Corresponding Exoenzyme Activity in Response to a Tropical Phytoplankton Bloom Chattonella marina
Table 1
Surface water characteristics in the coastal waters off Mahe during Chattonella marina bloom.
| Parameters | Sampling period | Mean | 27.10.2011 | 29.10.2011 | 01.11.2011 |
| Sea water temperature (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | Salinity (psu) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29.33 | pH | 7.9 | 8 | 7.7 | 7.86 | DO (mg L−1) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.83 | Phosphate (µM L−1) | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.52 | Nitrite (µM L−1) | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.12 | Nitrate (µM L−1) | 12.54 | 7.54 | 6.99 | 9.02 | Silicate (µM L−1) | 2.38 | 2.58 | 3.47 | 2.81 | Chlorophyll (µg L−1) | 10.89 | 9.83 | 6.69 | 9.13 | Primary productivity (gC/m3/day) | 1.94 | 1.2 | 4.24 | 2.46 |
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