Ecohydrology of Kerala : river catchments and coastal backwaters /

Presents 20 years of research to provide suggestions for sustainable management solutions for issues surrounding the urbanization of the rivers of Kerala. This helps identify major issues and develop management strategies. Themes explored include biogeochemistry of rivers/estuarine systems, producti...

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Otros Autores: Vincent, Salom Gnana Thanga (Editor), Jennerjahn, Tim C. (Editor), Kunjupillai, Soman (Editor), Chattopadhyay, Srikumar (Editor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA, United States : Elsevier, [2025]
Colección:Ecohydrology from catchment to coast
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  • Chapter 1. Ecohydrology of river catchments and coastal backwaters in Kerala, India: An introduction and synthesis
  • Chapter 2. Geomorphic setting and geologic features of Kerala and their link to eco-hydrology of the region
  • Chapter 3. Hydrological setting of Kerala
  • Chapter 4. On the drivers of summer monsoon rainfall over Kerala
  • Chapter 5. Riparian vegetation in Kerala's river basins: Diversity, ecological functions and restoration prospects
  • Chapter 6. Forests and its biodiversity in the Western Ghats of Kerala
  • Chapter 7. Hydromorphic acid saline soils of Kerala: An ecohydrology based fertility assessment
  • Chapter 8. Current insights on biota from the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) ecosystem
  • Chapter 9. Coastal sediment microbiome: Structural and functional diversity of bacteria and archaea in Vembanad Lake of Kerala
  • Chapter 10. What makes the coastal lakes a source of methane? Biogeographic pattern of community structure and functions of methanogenic archaea in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India
  • Chapter 11. Land use/land cover change detection for climate-smart sustainable management in the selected river basins of Kerala, India
  • Chapter 12. Assessing submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient fluxes along the southwest coast of India
  • Chapter 13. Impact of natural control factors, land use and a large pilgrim centre on the biogeochemistry of suspended particulate organic matter in the Pamba River, Kerala, India
  • Chapter 14. Trophic status and fate of nutrients and organic matter in the Vembanad estuary related to land use in the Pamba river and other contributing rivers
  • Chapter 15. Identification of pollution potential zones of a coastal lake system using GIS techniques
  • Chapter 16. Integrated Coastal Zone Management practices and cumulative environmental impacts: The case of Vembanad Lake, a tropical estuary in India
  • Chapter 17. Collaborative evolutionary governance of estuaries in Kerala, India
  • Chapter 18. Challenges of water governance related to human-induced nutrient input in surface water bodies: Lessons learned from case studies in India, Indonesia and Germany .