Fingerprinting of Mangrove Ecosystems along Northern Kerala Coast using Biomarker Approach


Autoria(s): Resmi, P; Dr. N. Chandramohanakumar
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22/08/2016

22/08/2016

17/04/2015

Resumo

Mangrove forests are the most productive and bio-diverse wetlands on earth. It generate a large amount of litter in the form of leaves, branches, twigs, inflorescence and other debris and provides habitat for diverse flora and fauna of marine and terrestrial origin such as bacteria, fungi, algae, lichens, zooplankton, benthos, birds, reptiles and mammals. These systems act as nursery for many fishes and shellfishes. The other sources may also provide important organic carbon inputs; including allochthonous riverine or marine material, autochthonous production by benthic or epiphytic micro- or macroalgae, and local water column production by phytoplankton. Since mangrove sediments are very complex which receives autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter inputs, the information extracted from the analysis of mangrove sediments is the fingerprint of both natural and human-induced changes.

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http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/5077

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en

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Cochin University of Science and Technology

Palavras-Chave #Molecular Biomarkers #Water Sediment Characteristics #Extraction of Sedimentary Phosphorus #Biochemical Composition #Water Quality
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