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Oyster reef restoration in controlling coastal pollution around India: A viewpoint

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Title Oyster reef restoration in controlling coastal pollution around India: A viewpoint
 
Creator Chakraborty, P.
 
Subject Aquatic pollution
Aquatic ecology, productivity
Chemistry and biogeochemistry
Molluscs
 
Description Coastal waters receive large amounts of nutrients and pollutants from different point and nonpoint sources through bays and estuaries. Excess supply of nutrients in coastal waters may have detrimental effects, leading to hypoxia and anoxia from eutrophication. Reduction in concentrations of excess nutrients/pollutants in bays/estuarine system is must for healthy coastal ecosystem functioning. Conservations of bays, estuaries and coastal zones are must for sustainable development in any maritime country. Excellent ability of oyster in removing and controlling the concentrations of nutrients, pollutants, suspended particulate matters from bays and estuarine waters stimulated me to provide a viewpoint on oyster reef restoration in controlling nutrient/heavy metals fluxes and marine coastal pollution around India. Oyster reefs restoration may decrease nutrient and heavy metals fluxes in coastal waters and reduce the intensity of oxygen depletion in the coastal Arabian Sea (seasonal) and Bay of Bengal. However, extensive research is recommended to understand the impact of oyster reef restoration in controlling coastal pollution which is essential for sustainable development around India.
 
Date 2017-03-01T09:58:20Z
2017-03-01T09:58:20Z
2017
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol.115(1-2); 2017; 190-193
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5091
 
Language en
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2016] Elsevier
 
Publisher Elsevier