Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India

Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India
Author :
Publisher : Google Book Publishers
Total Pages : 349
Release :
ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India by : Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.

Download or read book Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India written by Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I. and published by Google Book Publishers. This book was released on with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are places of transition from land to sea and from fresh to salt water. Although influenced by the tides, estuaries are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds, and storms by the reefs, barrier island or fingers of land, mud or sand that define an estuary's seaward boundary. In India, estuaries have been a focal point of activities for human settlement, for development of port and harbors. The health status and the biological diversity of the Indian estuarine ecosystem are deteriorating day-by-day through man-made activities and dumping of enormous quantities of sewage and industrial effluent. They are "nurseries of the sea", as it is an ideal location for fish, shellfish, and other marine animals to reproduce in protected environment and availability of abundant food. Besides, estuaries are important for the health of the oceans as it can filter sediment and pollutants from the water before it flows into the oceans. Estuaries are vulnerable to excessive loading of nutrients by runoff containing fertilizer and other pollutants. Estuaries are among the most complex and complicated ecosystems in the biosphere because they are at the interface of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems. Estuaries are ecologically very important because it provides vital habitats for thousands of marine species. In recent decades, population growth and related activities (agricultural practices, wastewater treatment plants, urban run-off, and the burning of fossil fuels) have increased nutrient inputs by many folds than the levels that occur naturally. The present book Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India explores the two major estuaries (Narmada, Tapi), and Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India, in terms of an in-depth study of hydrochemistry, geochemistry, biodiversity (phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic community), along with site-specific challenges and their solutions in both the estuarine and gulf environs. The book will certainly be useful to students, researchers, academicians, scientists, and marine authorities of Gujarat as well as India, to enrich their knowledge in the field of ecology, biodiversity, conservation, restoration, and management of estuarine and gulf environs.


Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India Related Books

Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India
Language: en
Pages: 349
Authors: Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Google Book Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are places of transition from land to sea and from fresh to salt water. Although influenced by the tides, estuaries are
Eutrophic Status of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries of Gujarat, India
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Estuaries are among the most complex and complicated ecosystems in the biosphere because they are at the interface of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine system
Fauna of Nal Sarovar, Gujarat
Language: en
Pages: 174
Authors: Sanjeev Kumar
Categories: Animals
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Abhijit Mitra
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-20 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The ever increasing emission of carbon dioxide due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, unplanned tourism and alteration of land use pattern is causing unp
National Symposium on Conservation and Valuation of Marine Biodiversity
Language: en
Pages: 504
Authors:
Categories: Marine biodiversity
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Papers presented at the symposium organised by Marine Biological Station, Zoological Survey of India, in association with National Biodiversity Authority, and I