Sufia Zaman , Subhra Bikash Bhattacharya , Prosenjit Pramanick , Atanu Kumar Raha and Abhijit Mitra Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta under the supervision of Dr. ABHIJIT MITRA, CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

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Sufia Zaman *, Subhra Bikash Bhattacharya *, Prosenjit Pramanick *, Atanu Kumar Raha * and Abhijit Mitra Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta * Also Attached to Techno India University, Salt lake Campus, Kolkata-91 Spatio-temporal variations of phytoplankton cell volume: a case study from Indian coastal ecosystem APPLICATION Mean seasonal & spatial variation of phytoplankton cell volume (µm3) during Mean seasonal & Spatial variation of phytoplankton cell carbon content (pg x10 5 /l) during Spatial variations of salinity during in selected stations. W C VariablesFcalFcrit Salinity Between sectors Between seasons Phytoplankton group Cell volume Between sectors Diatom Dinoflagellates Cyanobacteria & green algae Between Seasons Diatom Dinoflagellates Cyanobacteria & green algae The present study is a baseline documentation confirming the role of salinity on the cell volume of phytoplankton and can be applied as an indicator for salinity in the estuarine waters of Sundarbans; local level carbon sequestration STUDY AREA GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE SEA LEVEL RISE OF STUDY AREA SALINITY TRENDS OF INDIAN SUNDARBBANS Average salinity Western Sector = ± 9.16 psu Central Sector = ± 8.82 psu Average cell volume (µm 3 ) Western Sector = Central Sector =