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Indian estuaries: Dynamics, ecosystems, and threats

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Title Indian estuaries: Dynamics, ecosystems, and threats
 
Creator Shetye, S.R.
 
Subject brackishwater environment
estuarine dynamics
climatic changes
man-induced effects
 
Description Indian estuaries have special features that are derived from occurrence of the wet Indian Summer Monsoon (June-September) and hence have been called monsoonal estuaries. High runoff during the wet season and a 8-month long dry season with little runoff lead to striking temporal changes in salinity and velocity fields in these estuaries. A number of habitats that have adapted to such changes are found in the estuaries. The climate change will have an adverse impact on the habitats. So will local anthropogenic impacts, which in some cases are severe, because many large cities have grown on banks of the estuaries. The country needs a major programme involving research, education, legislation, and public awareness to keep them healthy
 
Date 2012-01-03T06:40:27Z
2012-01-03T06:40:27Z
2011
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier National Academy Science Letters , vol.34(7&8); 2011; 229-237
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3987
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [2011]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository
 
Publisher National Academy of Sciences