Textural characteristics of the surface sediments of a tropical mangrove ecosystem gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-422

  Kumar, Goutam ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^a   Rajkumar, K ^a,b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Grain size; Gujarat; Gulf of kachchh; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; MANGROVE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAND; SKEWNESS; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; TEXTURE;

ARABIAN SEA; GUJARAT; GULF OF KUTCH; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 78649919951     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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