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dc.contributor.authorGeorge, R.
dc.contributor.authorMuraleedharan, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, G.D.
dc.contributor.authorSabu, P.
dc.contributor.authorGerson, V.J.
dc.contributor.authorDineshKumar, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorNair, S.M.
dc.contributor.authorChandramohanakumar, N.
dc.contributor.authorNair, K.K.C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-05T05:17:13Z
dc.date.available2013-02-05T05:17:13Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Earth Sciences, vol.68; 2013; 703-718
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4243
dc.description.abstractHydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea and associated chemical and biological responses were studied during the withdrawal phase of summer monsoon 2003. The shelf region off the southwest coast of India (10 degrees N-15 degrees N) continued to exhibit upwelling of colder (less than 28.5 degrees C), nutrient rich (nitrate greater than 2.0 mu M, phosphate greater than 0.8 mu M, silicate greater than 4.0 mu M) and relatively low oxygenated waters (approx. 180 mu M). The vertical advection of nutrients, coupled with anthropogenic terrestrial inputs, enhanced the levels of chlorophyll and primary productivity near the coastal margin off Cochin. The influence of both natural and anthropogenic nutrient loadings on the coastal system of the western continental shelf of India leads to eutrophication and hypoxia with negative impacts on the environment in general and fisheries in particular.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2012] Springer.
dc.subjectnutrients (mineral)
dc.subjectchlorophylls
dc.subjectprimary production
dc.subjectupwelling
dc.titleNutrient biogeochemistry of the eastern Arabian Sea during the southwest monsoon retreat
dc.typeJournal Article


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