CMFRI, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (2004) A Threat to lifeline of waters. CMFRI Newsletter (103). p. 1. ISSN 0972-386
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Un-impounded rivers provide energy for a number of vital processes in down stream estuaries and coastal areas upon which healthy fisheries are dependent. Freshwater and sediment inputs from rivers play a major role in sustaining estuarine and coastal ecosystems. The silicate inputs from rivers fertilize the seas by stimulating the production of diatoms which fuel food webs and play a crucial role in the biological uptake of CO2 by the ocean. In the last few decades, human activities have caused enormous changes both in the nature and quantity of these inputs along the coasts of India. Analysis of historic data on river discharge covering 30 major east and west flowing rivers of India showed that fresh water discharged into coastal waters were reduced at an alarming rate due to damming or river diversions. Any water management that reduces the river runoff by 25% will result in negative effects on coastal and estuarine ecosystems.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | CMFRI, Rivers, Research and Development, Projects, Water Quality |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2022 09:42 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2022 09:42 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/11388 |
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