Studies on seasonal variations in primary production of river Mahanadi, Banki, Odisha, India

Author(s): Niranjan Routray, A. K. Patra

Abstract

The primary productivity of the river Mahanadi at Banki has been estimated from January 2012 to December 2012 at three different stations. The seasonal variation of primary productivity revealed that maximum and minimum values of GPP was associated with summer and winter seasons respectively. The minimum values of NPP were recorded during rainy season and maximum during summer or winter for different study stations. The community respiration showed a systematic seasonal pattern where the maximum value was observed during summer and minimum value during winter. The ratio between NPP and GPP was lowest during rainy season and highest in summer.

10.21746/ijbio.2016.02.002

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