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Spatial and temporal distribution in the biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter in a tropical estuary along the west coast of India
Distribution of sedimentary organic matter was undertaken in Cochin estuary, the second largest wetland ecosystem in India. Surface sediment samples were collected from twenty-seven stations during 2016 consti...
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Synergies between research organisations and the wider community in enhancing weed biological control in South Africa
Biological control offers a cost effective and ecologically sustainable tool for the management of invasive alien plants. Its implementation, however, has historically been slow and poorly co-ordinated. In Sou...
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Biomonitoring of trace metal pollution using the bivalve molluscs, Villorita cyprinoides, from the Cochin backwaters
Trace metal concentrations in the muscle of the bivalve Villorita cyprinoides from the Cochin backwaters (southwest coast of India) were investigated during the monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon periods. The ...
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Nutrient biogeochemistry of the eastern Arabian Sea during the southwest monsoon retreat
Hydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea and associated chemical and biological responses were studied during the withdrawal phase of summer monsoon 2003. The shelf region off the southwest coast of India (10°N–...
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Impact of eutrophication on the occurrence of Trichodesmium in the Cochin backwaters, the largest estuary along the west coast of India
Phytoplankton studies in early 1970s have shown the annual dominance of diatoms and a seasonal abundance of Trichodesmium in the lower reaches of the Cochin backwaters (CBW) and adjacent coastal Arabian Sea durin...
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Eutrophication induced changes in benthic community structure of a flow-restricted tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters), India
The influence of anthropogenic loading on the distribution of soft bottom benthic organisms of a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters) was examined. The industrial activities were found to be high in the northe...
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Short-term variability of water quality and its implications on phytoplankton production in a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters—India)
Changes in the phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a), production rate, and species composition were studied over two seasons using the time series measurements in the northern limb of the Cochin estuary in relati...
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Seasonal variations in the sediment biogenic properties of a tropical mangrove environment, southwest coast of India
Temporal and spatial changes in the sediment properties of a mangrove ecosystem (Cochin, southwest coast India) are presented. The region was freshwater dominated during monsoon (June–September) and seawater d...
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Recovery of an estuary in the southwest coast of India from tsunami impacts
Water quality in the Cochin Estuary, southwest coast of India during the tsunami attack was assessed and compared with the pre and post tsunami characteristics. From the results obtained, it is evident that a ...
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Hydrierung von Olefinen über Nickel/Siliciumdioxid-Katalysatoren
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A 60-in.-Diameter, Levitated Super-Conducting Coil Thermally Shielded by Lead
As previously reported [1–3], a 60-in.-diameter superconducting coil is levitated in the FM-1 machine at the Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University. Based on the findings of previous studies [4, 5], a 60...
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Simplified Theory for Optimizing the Design of a Heat Shield in an Isochorically Operated Toroidal Dewar
A proposed plasma physics experiment will make use of a magnetically levitated. mechanically isolated superconducting coil. Enclosed within a toroidal dewar that is sealed and operated isochorically within a v...
