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A Limnological Study of a Mangrove Lagoon in the Galapagos
Author(s) -
Howmiller Richard,
Weiner Arthur
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934509
Subject(s) - mangrove , salinity , standing crop , environmental science , oceanography , chlorophyll a , surface water , chlorophyll , ecology , biology , geology , botany , biomass (ecology) , environmental engineering
In a mangrove lagoon on Isabela Islands, Galapagos, there was a pronounced Schlieren effect about 0.5 m from the water surface. The lagoon was strongly stratified with regard to salinity and chlorophyll concentration. The low salinity surface water supported considerable production when incubated for 2 days, indicating that rapid loss of surface water to the sea probably accounted for the low standing crop of chlorophyll.