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An appraisal of the biotic and abiotic factors of the mangrove ecosystem in the Cochin backwater, Kerala

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Title An appraisal of the biotic and abiotic factors of the mangrove ecosystem in the Cochin backwater, Kerala
 
Creator Rajagopalan, M S
Pillai, C S G
Gopinathan, C P
Selvaraj, G S D
Pillai, P P
Aboobaker, P M
Kanagam, A
 
Subject Mangroves
 
Description In view of the significance of the mangrove areas for coastal aquaculture, a reconnaissance survey of the mangrove areas in the Cochin estuarine system was undertaken during 1976-78. The mangroves of Cochin are formative, mostly developing on small reclaimed or natural islands. Environmental characters showed considerable seasonal fluctuations, especially the salinity which in some of the natural ponds in the mangrove area varied from freshwater condition to high saline, mainly due
to the monsoonal and tidal influence. The rate of primary production ranged from 0.02 to 2.0 gC/m'/ day which fluctuated from the ambient waters of the estuary.
 
Date 1986
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2330/1/Article_12.pdf
Rajagopalan, M S and Pillai, C S G and Gopinathan, C P and Selvaraj, G S D and Pillai, P P and Aboobaker, P M and Kanagam, A (1986) An appraisal of the biotic and abiotic factors of the mangrove ecosystem in the Cochin backwater, Kerala. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture, Part 4; MBAI, 12-18 January 1980, Cochin.