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Studies on the sediments of Vembanad Lake, Kerala State: Part 1 - Distribution of organic matter

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Title Studies on the sediments of Vembanad Lake, Kerala State: Part 1 - Distribution of organic matter
 
Creator Murty, P. S. N.
Veerayya, M.
 
Description 45-51
Sediment samples collected from different parts of the lake between Kochi and Alleppey have been studied for their organic matter content in relation to the distribution pattern of the sediments and the hydrographical features of the lake. The organic matter content varies from 0.1 to 6.0% (av.2.55%). If follows broadly the distribution pattern of the sediments in that the fine-grained sediments (silty clays and clayey silts) have higher organic matter content than the sands and silty sands. While this is broadly so, the fine-grained sediments in the estuarine region have relatively higher organic matter content than their counterparts in the other parts of the lake. This has been traced to the differences in the hydrographical features and the organic production of the waters.
 
Date 2017-01-03T09:16:42Z
2017-01-03T09:16:42Z
1972-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39582
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.01(1) [June 1972]