Research Article

Spatiotemporal Distribution of Harmful Algal Flora in the Tropical Estuarine Complex of Goa, India

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(a) PCA analysis of dominant harmful algal species abundance and physicochemical parameters in Mandovi estuary. Species acronyms: Chaetoceros curvisetum-Chur, Coscinodiscus concinnus-Cco, Coscinodiscus wailesii-Cwa, Coscinodiscus centralis-Cce, Cylindrotheca closterium-Cycle, Ditylum brightwellii-Dbr, Leptocylindrus danicus-Lda, Leptocylindrus minimus-Lmi, Pseudo-nitzschia multiseriata-Pmu, Pseudo-nitzschia seriata-Pse, Rhizosolenia delicatula-Rde, Rhizosolenia fragilissima-Rfr, Rhizosolenia setigera-Rse, Rhizosolenia stolterforthii-Rst, Skeletonema costatum-Sco, Thalassiosira rotula-Tro, Ceratium furca-Cfu, Dinophysis caudata-Dca, Gymnodinium breve-Gbr, Gymnodinium splendens-Gsp, Prorocentrum gracile-Pgr, Prorocentrum micans-Pmi, Protoperidinium brevipes-Prbr, Protoperidinium steinii-Prst, Scrippsiella trochoidea-Str, and Distephanus speculum-Dsp. (b) PCA analysis of dominant harmful algal species abundance and physicochemical parameters in Zuari estuary. Species acronyms: Chaetoceros curvisetum-Chur, Coscinodiscus wailesii-Cwa, Coscinodiscus centralis-Cce, Cylindrotheca closterium-Cycl, Ditylum brightwellii-Dbr, Leptocylindrus danicus-Lda, Leptocylindrus minimus-Lmi, Pseudo-nitzschia multiseriata-Pmu, Pseudo-nitzschia seriata-Pse, Rhizosolenia delicatula-Rde, Rhizosolenia setigera-Rse, Rhizosolenia stolterforthii-Rst, Skeletonema costatum-Sco, Ceratium furca-Cfu, Dinophysis caudate-Dca, Gymnodinium breve-Gbr, Gymnodinium splendens-Gsp, Prorocentrum gracile-Pgr, Prorocentrum micans-Pmi, Protoperidinium brevipes-Prbr, Protoperidinium steinii-Prst, Scrippsiella trochoidea-Str, and Distephanus speculum-Dsp.
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