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Seasonal variation in primary productivity in three tropical ponds

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Primary productivity values ranged from 1.5 to 15.8 gc/M2/day in Othakadai pond; 2.0 to 8.0 gc/M2/day in Teppakulam tank and 1.05 to 5.4 gc/M2/day in Yanamalai pond. Among the three ponds, highest annual yield was recorded in Othakadai pond (2000.2 gc/M2/yr) next in order comes Teppakulam tank (1211.8 gc/M2/yr) and lastly Yanamalai pond (810.7 gc/M2/yr). In all three ponds temperature and chlorophyll-a showed a more or less direct correlation to productivity values. Alkalinity values and productivity values showed a positive correlation in Othakadai and Yanamalai ponds, while no relationship between alkalinity and productivity could be established in Teppakulam tank.

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    Sumitra Vijayaraghavan

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Formed part of a Ph. D. Thesis submitted to Madurai University.

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Vijayaraghavan, S. Seasonal variation in primary productivity in three tropical ponds. Hydrobiologia 38, 395–408 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036545

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