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Authors
Affiliations
1 Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thuruvikkal P.O., Akkulam,Trivandrum - 695 031, IN
2 Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi - 682 016, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 51, No 5 (1998), Pagination: 679-684
Abstract
Distributions of organic carbon (OC) and total phosphorus (P) in the sediments of three mangrove ecosystems located at Veli, Kochi and Kannur areas, southwest coast of India are described. The mangrove sediments of Kannur contain comparatively high concentration of DC (4%) than that of Veli (2.6%) and Kochi (3.7%). Total P records the highest concentrations in Kochi (av. 0.395%) compared to Veli (0.055%) and Kannur (av. 0.323%) mangroves. However, their distribution does not yield any specific pattern with respect to landward, intermediate and shallow water profiles. Statistical analysis of OC and P contents against the various causative factors stresses the role of particle size in regulating their distributional pattern in mangrove environments.
Keywords
Sedimentology, Organic Carbon, Phosphorus, Mangrove Environments, Southwest Coast.
