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Hydrological and Nutrient Status of Mangrove Ecosystem of Kali Estuary, Karwar, Karnataka, West Coast of India

Hydrological and Nutrient Status of Mangrove Ecosystem of Kali Estuary, Karwar, Karnataka, West... Water samples were collected from three selected mangrove ecosystems of Kali Estuary west coast Karwar, on monthly basis and analyzed for various hydrographic parameters. The present work would give the recent information on the hydrographic condition of the mangrove ecosystem of Kali estuary. Surface water temperature varied from 27.4 to 32.07 °C and the salinity ranged between 4.1 and 30.15 ppt, pH ranged between 7.00 and 8.89. Variation in dissolved oxygen content was from 2.46 to 6.47 ml/l and suspended matter ranged between 0.03 and 1.05 gm/l. Concentrations of nutrients viz. phosphates (0.71–2.38 μg at/l), nitrates (0.73–2.42 μg at/l), nitrites (0.07–0.98 μg at/l) and silicate (131.18–298.18 μg at/l) also varied independently. The results of the study revealed that hydrographical conditions fluctuated moderately throughout the year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Proceedings of the Zoological Society Springer Journals

Hydrological and Nutrient Status of Mangrove Ecosystem of Kali Estuary, Karwar, Karnataka, West Coast of India

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2015 by Zoological Society, Kolkata, India
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Zoology; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biodiversity; Conservation Biology/Ecology
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0373-5893
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0974-6919
DOI
10.1007/s12595-014-0128-1
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Abstract

Water samples were collected from three selected mangrove ecosystems of Kali Estuary west coast Karwar, on monthly basis and analyzed for various hydrographic parameters. The present work would give the recent information on the hydrographic condition of the mangrove ecosystem of Kali estuary. Surface water temperature varied from 27.4 to 32.07 °C and the salinity ranged between 4.1 and 30.15 ppt, pH ranged between 7.00 and 8.89. Variation in dissolved oxygen content was from 2.46 to 6.47 ml/l and suspended matter ranged between 0.03 and 1.05 gm/l. Concentrations of nutrients viz. phosphates (0.71–2.38 μg at/l), nitrates (0.73–2.42 μg at/l), nitrites (0.07–0.98 μg at/l) and silicate (131.18–298.18 μg at/l) also varied independently. The results of the study revealed that hydrographical conditions fluctuated moderately throughout the year.

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Proceedings of the Zoological Society – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 22, 2015

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