Seasonal variations in physico-chemical characteristics of water, sediment and soil texture in arid zone mangroves of Kachchh-Gujarat

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 725-732

  Saravanakumar, A ^a   Rajkumar, M ^a   Serebiah, Sesh J ^b   Thivakaran, G A ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology   (India)

Author keywords

Gujarat; Gulf of Kachchh; Mangroves; Nutrients; Physicochemical characteristics; Sediment; Soil texture; Water

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE; SURFACE WATER;

ARID REGION; MANGROVE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; INDIA; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT TEXTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 54549116043     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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