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Distribution of macrophytic vegetation in relation to salinity in the Chilka lake, a lagoon along east coast of India

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Title Distribution of macrophytic vegetation in relation to salinity in the Chilka lake, a lagoon along east coast of India
 
Creator Shaw, B P
Rout, N P
Barman, B C
Choudhury, S B
Rao, K H
 
Description 144-148
Growth and distribution of the macrophytic vegetation in the Chilka lake in
relation to the distribution of salinity were studied during 1996 to 1998 in order
to assess its ecological condition. The lake was found to be highly heterogeneous
with regard to the distribution of salinity; its value during summer varied
from almost negligible (in the northern sector) to as high as 23.65 ± 8.13 ppt
(in the central sector). The inter-seasonal variation of salinity was found to
be the highest in the central sector. It was further observed that the western
region of the central sector of the lake remained even more saline than the
southern sector during summer. Altogether 12 macrophyte species were identified
from the lake. The lake, particularly its northern and the central sectors, was
found to be extensively colonized by these macrophytes. It was also observed that
the distribution of the macrophytes and the massiveness of their colonization
were dependent on the salinity condition of the lake. The study suggests that
the Lake is threatened to loose its identity,
which could be avoided by adopting methods to increase its salinity.
 
Date 2014-01-07T12:18:17Z
2014-01-07T12:18:17Z
2000-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25340
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.29(2) [June 2000]