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dc.contributor.authorRemani, K.N.
dc.contributor.authorVenugopal, P.
dc.contributor.authorDevi, K.S.
dc.contributor.authorUnnithan, R.V.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-08T09:57:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:45Z
dc.date.available1995-05-08T09:57:16Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:45Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.10; 1981; 41-44
dc.identifier.issn0379-5136
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6752
dc.description.abstractSediments of a coconut husk retting yard and a reference station in Cochin backwaters, Kerala, India were studied for 1 yr. Effects of monsoon were found significant Organic carbon and organic matter showed enrichment in the retting ground sediments(av. 46.8 and 92.3 mg/g respectively) compared to the reference station (20.6 and 48.9 mg/g) and published data on estuarine sediments.C/N ratios were consistently higher in the retting yard. Organic nitrogen, however,did not show this trend. Annual average of bacterial biomass was higher in the reference station (25.7mg/g as against 22.8 mg/g in the retting yard). Seasonal variations were more pronounced in this station. Bacterial contribution to total organics was consistently higher at the reference station (av. 72.55%) compared to the retting yard (av.32.59%). Average energy content calculated for the retting ground was 1819 J/g dry weight, a value about twice that for the reference station and higher than the average for sedimented detritus in the Cochin backwaters (1497.9 J/g)
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCSIR-NISCAIR
dc.relation.ispartofIndian J Mar Sci
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectGeology and Geophysics
dc.subject.otherenvironmental factors
dc.subject.otherorganic matter
dc.subject.otherorganic carbon
dc.subject.othersediments
dc.subject.othermarine pollution
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Kerala, Cochin Backwaters
dc.titleSediments of a Retting Yard
dc.typeJournal Article


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