Phosphorus fractionation in sediments of the Pichavaram mangrove ecosystem, south-eastern coast of India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1779-1787

  Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^a   Chauhan, Rita ^a   Singh, Gurmeet ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Phosphorus; Pichavaram; SEDEX fractionation; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CORE SEDIMENTS; DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS; ESTUARINE AREAS; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS; MANGROVE FOREST; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONATION; PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PICHAVARAM; POLLUTION LOADS; SEDEX-FRACTIONATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION SCHEME; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WASTELOAD;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOSYSTEMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TSUNAMIS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRACTIONATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TSUNAMI; WASTE; WEATHERING;

INDIA; PICHAVARAM; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 79953164101     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0659-3     Document Type: Article

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