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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/67084| Title: | Comparison of hydrographic and sediment characteristics of seagrass meadows of Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South West Coast of India |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | Libin Baby Gireesh Kumar, T. R. Remyakumari, K. R. Johns Varkey Sankar, T. V. Chandramohanakumar, N. |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | Department of Chemical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India Regional Centre, CSIR National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi, India ICAR::Central Institute of Fisheries Technology |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2017 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Gulf of Mannar Seagrass Nutrients Hydrochemical characteristics Sediment |
| Publisher: | International journal of fisheries and aquatic studies |
| Citation: | Libin Baby, Gireesh Kumar, T. R., Remyakumari, K. R., Johns Varkey, Sankar, T. V. and Chandramohanakumar, N. (2017) Comparison of hydrographic and sediment characteristics of seagrass meadows of Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South West Coast of India. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 5(2): 80-84 |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | Near shore of Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay are characterized by seagrass meadows which has potential in coastal protection and as nursery feeding grounds for marine organisms besides use by fishers as medicine. The dynamic ecological disturbances affect the meadows constantly and as it is important to understand the effects, a study on the hydro-chemical and sediment characteristics of major seagrass meadows in these areas was carried out to access the pollution status and factors regulating the seagrass population. The nutrients and heavy metals concentrations were high in Gulf of Mannar than Palk Bay. Dissolved oxygen, nitrate and total nitrogen levels in the surface waters were varied from 5.39 to 8.16 mg per l, 2.73 to 5.18 µmol per l and 15.23 to 126.90 µmol per l respectively. The sediment characteristics showed sandy in nature ( 72.02 - 97.06% ) and the total organic carbon in the sediment varied from 0.24 - 0.58%. Even though, the heavy metals were low in sediments and water compared to reported data, toxic metals such as mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead were detected in the sediments and their presence may affect the utilization of seagrasses. |
| Description: | Not Available |
| ISSN: | 2347-5129 (Online) 2394-0506 (Print) |
| Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies |
| Journal Type: | National Journal |
| Impact Factor: | 0 |
| Volume No.: | 5(2) |
| Page Number: | 80-84 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/67084 |
| Appears in Collections: | FS-CIFT-Publication |
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