Distribution of particulate carbohydrate species in the Bay of Bengal |
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Authors: | Vishwas B Khodse Narayan B Bhosle V V Gopalkrishna |
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Institution: | (1) National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR), Dona Paula, Goa, 403 004, India |
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Abstract: | Suspended particulate matter (SPM) of surface seawaters was collected during December 2003 to October 2004 at 10 stations
in the Bay of Bengal, and analyzed for particulate organic carbon (POC), total particulate nitrogen (TPN), total particulate
carbohydrate (TPCHO) and total particulate uronic acids (TPURA). The concentrations of POC, TPCHO and TPURA varied from 4.80
to 29.12, 0.85 to 4.24, 0.09 to 0.91 μM C, respectively. The TPCHO-C and TPURA-C accounted for 6.6–32.5% and 0.87–3.65% of
POC. The trends observed for the distribution of these compounds were generally similar to those recorded for the distribution
of chlorophyll a (Chl a). The C/N ratios varied from 3.2 to 22.3 with most of the values being < 10. This suggests that the organic matter was mostly
derived from phytoplankton and bacteria. Relatively low C/N ratios and high TPCHO yield imply that freshly derived organic
matter was present during SWM and FIM. Our data suggest that the quality and quantity of organic matter varied spatially and
seasonally. |
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