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EVALUATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND NUTRIENTS IN THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM OF MANAKUDY ESTUARY, SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA.

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.3 Issue 6, pp 205-209,Year 2014

EVALUATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND NUTRIENTS IN THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM OF MANAKUDY ESTUARY, SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA.

A. Arumugam ,Sugirtha P. Kumar.

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Received : 18 December 2014; Accepted : 25 December 2014 ; Published : 31 December 2014

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The present study was carried out to determine the physico- chemical characteristics of water in mangrove ecosystem of Manakudy estuary, South west coast of India, for a period from June 2012 to May 2013. The study revealed that the physico- chemical parameters like ambient temperature, water temperature, transparency, hydrogen ion concentration, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, dissolved oxygen, carbonate, bicarbonate and nutrients nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, silicate and chlorides exhibited considerable seasonal and spatial variations. The study exemplified the fact that the Manakudy mangrove ecosystem is in a good state of health.

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Seasonal variation, nutrients,physico-chemical parameters, mangrove

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A. Arumugam ,Sugirtha P. Kumar. , " Evaluation Of Physico-chemical Parameters And Nutrients In The Mangrove Ecosystem Of Manakudy Estuary, Southwest Coast Of India. ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 3, Issue 6, pp 205-209 , 2014

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