Selected bibliography : Physiology
 
 
        Physiology
        Basak, U.C.; Das, A.B.; Das, P. (1996)Chlorophylls, carotenoids, proteins and secondary metabolites in leaves of 14 species of mangrove. Bull. Mar. ScI. 1996 vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 654 659 

        Bera, S.; Parkayastha, R.P. (1992) Physiological studies on strains of Pestalotiopsis versicolor isolated from a mangrove plant. J. Mycopathol. Res. 1992 vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 157 165 

        Bhosale, L.J.; Mulik, N.G. (1992) Physiology of mangroves. Tropical Ecosystems: Ecology And Management. Singh, K.P.;Singh, J.S. Eds. Delhi India Wiley Eastern 1992 pp. 315 320 

         Chattopadhyay, G.; Choudhury, A.; (1987) Sur, R.K. A preliminary study on food habits and digestive enzyme activity of the grey mullet Liza parsia of Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem. Symp. On The Impact Of Current Land Use Pattern And Water Resources Development On Riverine Fisheries, (Barrackpore (India)), 25 27 Apr 1987 

        Desai, P.V. (1988) Alkaline phosphatase activity of phytoplankton from mangrove ecosystem of Chorao (Goa), west coast of India. Indian J. Mar. Sci. 1988. vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 158 159 

        Kathiresan, K.; Moorthy, P.; Rajendran, N. (1996) Methanol induced physiological changes in mangroves. Bull. Mar. Sci. 1996 vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 454 458 

        Kathiresan, K.; Moorthy, P. (1994) Photosynthetic responses of Rhizophora apiculata Blume seedlings to a long chain aliphatic alcohol. Aquat. Bot. 1994 vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 191 193 

        Kathiresan, K., G.A. Ravishankar, and L.V.Venkataraman, 1990. Auxin-phenol induced rooting in a mangrove Rhizophora apiculata  Blume. Curr. Sci., Vol. 59, no.8, pp.: 430-432 

        Kathiresan, K. and P. Moorthy, 1993. Influence of different irradiance on growth and photosynthetic characteristics in seedlings of Rhizophora species. Photosynthetica (Czechoslovakia), 29 : 143-146. 

        Kathiresan, K., P. Moorthy, and N. Rajendran, 1993. Promotory effect of some chemicals on seedling growth of Rhizophora apiculata. Environ. Ecol., Vol.11, no.3, pp.: 716-717. 

        Kathiresan, K. and P. Moorthy, 1994.  Effect of NAA, IBA and Keradix on rooting potential of Rhizophora apiculata Blume hypocotyls. The Indian Forester, 120 : 420-422. 

        Kathiresan, K. and S. Ravikumar, 1995. Influence of tannins, sugars and amino acids on bacterial load of marine halophytes.  Environ. Ecol., Vol. 13, no.1,pp. 94-96. 

        Kathiresan, K., P. Moorthy, and S. Ravikumar,  1995. Studies on root growth in seedlings of a tropical mangrove tree species. Int. Tree Crops J., Vol. 8, no. 2-3,pp. 183-187. 

        Menon, G.G.; Neelakantan, B. (1992) Chlorophyll and light attenuation from the leaves of mangrove species of Kali Estuary. Indian J. Mar. Sci. 1992. vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 13 16 

        Mulik, N.G. (1987) Salt secretion in response to beta alanine foliar spray in Acanthus ilicifolius Linnaeus. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. India. 1987. vol. 29, no. 1 2, pp. 376 378 

        Oswin, S.D.; Kathiresan, K. (1994) Pigments in mangrove species of Pichavaram. Indian J. Mar. Sci. 1994 vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 64 66 

        Sathe, S.S.; Bhosale, L.J. (1991) Physiology of Avicennia: A review Proc. Of The Symposium On Significance Of Mangroves, Pune 1990. Agate, A.D.;Bonde, S.D.;Kumaran, K.P.N. Eds. Pune, Maharashtra India Maharastra Assoc. Cultiv. Sci. Res. Inst. 1991 pp. 47 51