Eutrophic Status Of Narmada And Tapi Tropical Estuaries Of Gujarat India

Author : Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.,Dr. Shailendrasinh V. Viyol,Dr. Rita N. Kumar ,Dr. Hiren B. Soni
Publisher : Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Eutrophic Status of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries of Gujarat, India by Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.,Dr. Shailendrasinh V. Viyol,Dr. Rita N. Kumar ,Dr. Hiren B. Soni Pdf

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 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. Estuaries are ecologically very important because it provides vital habitats for thousands of marine species. 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. 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 Eutrophic Status of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries of Gujarat, India point-out an intensive study at two major estuaries (Narmada, Tapi) of Gujarat, India. The authors have investigated hydrochemistry, geochemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic community, along with site-specific problems and their suggestions in both the estuarine environs. This book will certainly be a ready reference guide to the students, researchers, academicians, scientists, and riverine and marine authorities of Gujarat and India, to enrich their knowledge in cutting edge of research in the field of estuarine ecology, biodiversity, conservation, restoration, and management.

Author : Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.,Dr. Basil George ,Dr. Rita N. Kumar,Dr. Hiren B. Soni
Publisher : Google Book Publishers
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Eutrophication of Narmada and Tapi Tropical Estuaries, Gulf of Khambhat, India by Prof. Dr. Nirmal Kumar, J.I.,Dr. Basil George ,Dr. Rita N. Kumar,Dr. Hiren B. Soni Pdf

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.

Author : Laishram Kosygin,Swetapadma Dash,S.D. Gurumayum,Shibananda Rath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8181715365

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Fauna of Narmada and Tapi Estuaries, Gujarat by Laishram Kosygin,Swetapadma Dash,S.D. Gurumayum,Shibananda Rath Pdf

Author : David Dudgeon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521768030

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Freshwater Biodiversity by David Dudgeon Pdf

Fresh waters are disproportionately rich in species, and represent global hotspots of biodiversity. However, they are also hotspots of endangerment.

Author : Sanjeev Kumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Animals
ISBN : MINN:31951D031015746

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Fauna of Nal Sarovar, Gujarat by Sanjeev Kumar Pdf

Author : V. V. Sugunan,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fish-culture
ISBN : 925103673X

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Reservoir Fisheries of India by V. V. Sugunan,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The existing literature on limnology and fisheries of Indian reservoirs has been reviewed by covering more than 100 reservoirs located in various parts of the country. An assessment of environment-mediated production functions of reservoirs has been attempted. Since the ecosystem processes in reservoirs belonging to different geo-climatic regions exhibit wide variations depending on meteorological, morphometric and hydro-edaphic features of the impoundments, an effort has been made to gauge the influence of these abiotic variables on the production dynamics. Authentic information on water areas under different categories of reservoirs has been collected and interpreted in respect of all the Indian States. An attempt has also been made to resolve the anomalies pertaining to classification and nomenclature to the extent possible. Various fisheries management norms followed in the reservoirs of the country including the selection of species for stocking, stocking rate and introduction of exotic species have been reviewed. Indian reservoirs have been stocked with the Indo-Gangetic carps for many decades and the impact of this stocking has been assessed in terms of fish production and the indigenous faunistic diversity.

Author : Susanta Kumar Chakraborty
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030538972

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Riverine Ecology Volume 1 by Susanta Kumar Chakraborty Pdf

This book is part of a two-volume set that offers an innovative approach towards developing methods and tools for assigning conservation categories of threatened taxa and their conservation strategies by way of different phases of eco-restoration in the context of freshwater river systems of tropical bio-geographic zones. The set provides a considerable volume of research on the biodiversity component of river ecosystems, seasonal dynamics of physical chemical parameters, geo-hydrological properties, types, sources and modes of action of different types of pollution, river restoration strategies and methodologies for the ongoing ecological changes of river ecosystems. Volume 1 provides an in-depth analysis of different theories with international relevance pertaining to the functioning of river ecosystems, shaping their structure and contributing ecological services, and includes the principles of riverine ecology such as biogeochemical cycles, physiography, hydrogeology, and physico-chemical parameters. It covers the basic concepts and principles of water within riverine ecosystems, and the underlying ecological principles operating to ensure ecological stability and sustainability of the fluvial ecosystem. The book explains the ecofunctionality of different geo-morphological, geo-hydrological and physico-chemical factors and processes in changing time scales and spaces, with special emphasis on the tropical fresh water rivers in India.

Author : John P. Smol,Eugene F. Stoermer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139492621

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The Diatoms by John P. Smol,Eugene F. Stoermer Pdf

This much revised and expanded edition provides a valuable and detailed summary of the many uses of diatoms in a wide range of applications in the environmental and earth sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of diatoms in analysing ecological problems related to climate change, acidification, eutrophication, and other pollution issues. The chapters are divided into sections for easy reference, with separate sections covering indicators in different aquatic environments. A final section explores diatom use in other fields of study such as forensics, oil and gas exploration, nanotechnology, and archaeology. Sixteen new chapters have been added since the first edition, including introductory chapters on diatom biology and the numerical approaches used by diatomists. The extensive glossary has also been expanded and now includes over 1,000 detailed entries, which will help non-specialists to use the book effectively.

Author : Rafid AlKhaddar,Ram Karan Singh,Subashisa Dutta,Madhuri Kumari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811381812

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Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Management by Rafid AlKhaddar,Ram Karan Singh,Subashisa Dutta,Madhuri Kumari Pdf

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018). The book covers inter-disciplinary research and applications in integrated water resource management, river ecology, irrigation system, water pollution and treatment, hydraulic structure and hydro-informatics. The topics on water resource management include technological intervention and solution for climate change impacts on water resources, water security, clean water to all, sustainable water reuse, flood risk assessment, interlinking of rivers and hydro policy. The contents of this book will be useful to researchers and professionals working in the field of water resource management and related policy making.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : OCLC:25450158

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Interregional Water Transfers by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Water Management Institute
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : River engineering
ISBN : 9789290907190

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Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India Series 5. Proceedings of the Second National Workshop on Strategic Issues in Indian Irrigation, New Delhi, India, 8-9 April 2009 by International Water Management Institute Pdf

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Author : Balai Chandra Das,Sandipan Ghosh,Aznarul Islam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319904276

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Quaternary Geomorphology in India by Balai Chandra Das,Sandipan Ghosh,Aznarul Islam Pdf

This edited book presents a novel collection of field-based empirical studies on the Quaternary geomorphology of the Lower Ganga Basin. The book covers a wide range of topics discussing various geomorphological facets of the Lower Ganga and its subsidiary rivers focussing on laterites, palaeoenvironment and palaeogeomorphology, palaeo-coastal landforms, neo-tectonism, tidal-fluvial dynamics, extra-channel geomorphology and channel-pattern adjustment among others. Various methodologies were applied ranging from historical records and religious texts to state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS techniques. The book appeals to all scientists and post-graduate students of geomorphology and related areas who want to acquire detailed knowledge of the geology and geomorphology of the Lower Ganga Basin or are in search of new methodologies for studying the feedback mechanisms between forms and processes.

Author : Dhruv Sen Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811029844

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The Indian Rivers by Dhruv Sen Singh Pdf

The book presents geomorphological studies of the major river basins – the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra and their tributaries. Besides major basins, the book explores peninsular rivers and other rivers state-by-state. All types of rivers, i.e. snow-fed, rain-fed and groundwater-fed rivers are explained together in geological framework. Rivers are lifeline and understanding of the rivers, their dynamics, science and socio-economic aspect is very important. However, different sources provide different data base for rivers. But a book which explains all major rivers of a country at a single place was not yet available. This book is the first book of its kind in the world which provides expert opinion on all major rivers of a country like India. This book complements works in these areas for the last two to three decades on major rivers of India by eminent professors and scientists from different universities, IITs and Indian research institutions. The information presented in the book would appeal to a wider readership from students, teachers to researchers and planners engaged in developmental work and also to common people of the society concerned with awareness about rivers.

Author : B. Anjan Kumar Prusty,Rachna Chandra,P. A. Azeez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788132237150

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Wetland Science by B. Anjan Kumar Prusty,Rachna Chandra,P. A. Azeez Pdf

This book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline ‘wetland science’ and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia. The book presents 30 chapters by an international mix of experts in the field, who highlight and discuss diverse issues concerning wetlands in South Asia as case studies. The chapters are divided into different themes that represent broad issues of concern in a systematic manner keeping in mind students, researchers and general readers at large. The book introduces readers to the basics and theory of wetland science, supplemented by case studies and examples from the region. It also offers a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in allied fields such as environmental studies, limnology, wildlife biology, aquatic biology, marine biology, and landscape ecology. To date the interdisciplinary field ‘wetland science’ is still rarely treated as a distinct discipline in its own right. Further, courses on wetland science aren’t taught at any of the world’s most prestigious universities; instead, the topics falling under this discipline are generally handled under the disciplines ‘ecology’ or under the extremely broad heading of ‘environmental studies’. It is high time that ‘Wetland Science’ be acknowledged as an interdisciplinary sub-discipline, which calls for an attempt to consolidate its various subtopics and present them comprehensively. Thus, this book also serves as a reference base on wetlands and facilitates further discussions on specific issues involved in safeguarding a sustainable future for the wetland habitats of this region.

Author : Abhijit Mitra,Sufia Zaman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788132221074

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Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet by Abhijit Mitra,Sufia Zaman Pdf

The ever increasing emission of carbon dioxide due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, unplanned tourism and alteration of land use pattern is causing unprecedented changes to marine biodiversity. Irrespective of political philosophy, nation, caste, sex and religion, mankind is under the appalling shadow of climate change. Today nature-based approaches for the mitigation of climate change are increasingly accepted as part of the low-cost solution. Thrust has been given by several scientific communities to assess the magnitude and viability of carbon sequestering potential of plants. Coastal producer communities like mangroves, salt marsh grass, seagrass beds, and seaweeds absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis. This carbon known as the ‘blue carbon’ is thus associated with the marine and estuarine ecosystems. However, a number of gaps in our scientific knowledge on blue carbon domain still exist. Molluscs, coral reefs, phytoplankton, which are amongst the important storehouses of carbon, have not been addressed. Very few scientific studies on the carbon stored in these valuable natural vaults have been performed, and no data bank is available on their carbon sequestering capacity on global basis. The methodologies for assessing blue carbon stock also need further standardization so that credit from blue carbon reservoir is accepted by the International bodies in the form of a concrete policy. It is a matter of great appreciation that Conservation International (CI), the International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources (IUCN), and the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is collaborating with governments, research institutions, non-governmental and international organizations, and communities around the world to develop management approaches, financial incentives and policy mechanisms for ensuring conservation and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems and implement projects around the world that demonstrate the feasibility of blue carbon accounting, management, and incentive agreements. The present book has critically presented the data bank for each community of blue carbon not merely in the form of text description, but also through case studies that are the outcomes of research projects and pilot programmes.