Evaluation of water quality of mangrove ecosystems of Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, Southwest coast of India.

Authors

  • Vijaya Kumara Department of Wildlife and Management, Bioscience Complex, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta – 577 451, Karnataka, India.
  • Vijaya Kumar K.M Bhandarkars’ Arts and Science College, Kundapura, Karnataka, India

Keywords:

Mangrove ecosystem, physico-chemical parameters, seasonal variation, monsoon, pre-monsoon, post-monsoon, ebb and flow.

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the physico-chemical parameters of four selected sites of mangrove ecosystem, located at Kundapura, of Udupi district, Karnataka, Southwest coast of India, for a period of one year from August-2010 to July-2011. The physicochemical parameters play a vital role in the mangrove ecosystems. A seasonal variation in these parameters was observed throughout the study period and monthly comparisons were made as monsoon, pre-monsoon and post-monsoon. The results of the present investigations are compared with literature values and investigation reveals that there is a fluctuation in the physico-chemical characters of the water, this will be due to ebb and flow and change in the temperature and salinity as season changes.

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Author Biographies

Vijaya Kumara, Department of Wildlife and Management, Bioscience Complex, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta – 577 451, Karnataka, India.

Department of Wildlife and Management, Bioscience Complex, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta – 577 451, Karnataka, India.

Vijaya Kumar K.M, Bhandarkars’ Arts and Science College, Kundapura, Karnataka, India

Bhandarkars’ Arts and Science College, Kundapura, Karnataka, India

Published

31-03-2012

How to Cite

Kumara, V., and V. K. K.M. “ Southwest Coast of India”. Journal of Ecobiotechnology, vol. 3, no. 12, Mar. 2012, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/159.

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