Microphytoplankton community studies forms an integral part of the productivity pattern analysis of marine ecosystem. While considering Arabian sea, particularly northern counterpart (Northern Arabian sea) the productivity studies are gaining much attention in the recent years. The winter time convective mixing driven by density gradient of the water column and associated biological production magnetized a few biogeochemical studies in the region. However in depth studies or checklists on the major primary producers, microphytoplankton (20-200 um) is still vague here. This book describes in...