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

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e0221451
• Main Authors: Das Sarkar, Soma, Naskar, Malay, Gogoi, Pranab, Raman, Rohan Kumar, Manna, Ranjan Kumar, Samanta, Srikanta, Mohanty, Bimal Prasanna, Das, Basanta Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.09.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abundance; Barges; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomass; Boating; Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll A - analysis; Cytology; Distribution; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystems; Engineering and Technology; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental Monitoring; Estuaries; Fisheries; Food chains; India; Laboratories; Marine phytoplankton; Microalgae - chemistry; Microalgae - growth & development; Microalgae - metabolism; Microorganisms; Mortality; Photosynthesis; Physical Sciences; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton - chemistry; Phytoplankton - growth & development; Phytoplankton - metabolism; Plankton; River ecology; Rivers; Rivers - chemistry; Sampling; Shipping; Ships; Stations; Turbulence; Variance analysis; Water analysis; Water sampling; Waterways; India; West Bengal

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...