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dc.contributor.authorPande, A.
dc.contributor.authorNayak, G.N.
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, V.
dc.contributor.authorPrakashBabu, C
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-03T10:59:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T03:12:36Z
dc.date.available2016-11-03T10:59:28Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T03:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Earth Sciences, vol.73(9); 2015; 5447-5461
dc.identifier.issn1866-6280
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7661
dc.description.abstractTwo mudflat sediment cores collected from a sub-channel (S-61) and the main channel (S-60) of a tropical wetland, along central west coast of India, were investigated for recent changes in depositional environment using geochemical (sediment grain size, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, carbon/nitrogen ratio (TOC/TN), selected metals and pH) and diatom records The sub-channel (S-61) represents river environment which opens into main channel (S-60) which represents marine environment being close to the sea We report a transition from river-dominated to marine-dominated depositional environment over the years The relatively higher sand percentage together with elevated carbon/nitrogen ratio and predominance of freshwater diatoms suggested greater river runoff in the past while marine influence is supported by decrease in TOC/TN ratio and increased dominance of marine diatoms in recent years In the main channel (S-60), distribution of metals is regulated by organic matter (total nitrogen and total organic carbon) while in the sub-channel (S-61), Fe-Mn oxyhydroxides play a significant role in trace metal distribution The highest numbers of diatoms were recorded in the sub-channel (S-61) which is also characterized by higher total nitrogen concentration Geochemical and diatom signatures thus have helped to infer spatial and temporal variations in depositional environment.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnviron Earth Sci
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectGeology and Geophysics
dc.subjectAquatic Non-Resources
dc.subject.otherGeochemistry
dc.subject.otherWetlands
dc.subject.otherISW, India
dc.titleGeochemical and diatom records of recent changes in depositional environment of a tropical wetland, central west coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorGoa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa, India


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