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- Title
Transport of dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll a in a tropical estuary, southwest coast of India.
- Authors
Lallu, K.; Fausia, K.; Vinita, J.; Balachandran, K.; Naveen Kumar, K.; Rehitha, T.
- Abstract
Intra-tidal variability in the transport of materials through the Cochin estuary was studied over successive spring and neap tides to estimate the export fluxes of nutrients and chlorophyll a into the adjoining coastal zone. The results showed that there was a substantial increase in the freshwater flow into the estuary following heavy rains (~126 mm) prior to the spring tide observations. The estuary responded accordingly with a relatively larger export through the Cochin inlet during spring tide over neap tide. Despite an increased freshwater discharge during spring tide, the export fluxes of phosphate and ammonia were high during neap tide due to their input into the estuary through anthropogenic activities. The significance of this study is that the export fluxes from the Cochin estuary could be a major factor sustaining the spectacular monsoon fishery along the southwest coast of India.
- Subjects
COCHIN (India); INDIA; ESTUARIES; NUTRIENT pollution of water; CHLOROPHYLL in water; TIDES &; the environment; ANTHROPOGENIC effects on nature
- Publication
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 2014, Vol 186, Issue 8, p4829
- ISSN
0167-6369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10661-014-3741-6