Premium
Application of a model to an estuarine ecosystem
Author(s) -
WYATT T.,
QASIM S. Z.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1973.18.2.0301
Subject(s) - estuary , detritus , plankton , ecological succession , food web , context (archaeology) , environmental science , ecosystem , flushing , oceanography , ecology , fishery , geography , biology , geology , archaeology , endocrinology
The annual cycles of primary production and plankton succession in the Cochin Backwater, South India, are examined in the context of a model given by Margalef. The increased flushing of the estuary caused by the southwest monsoon is seen as the main driving force behind the changes which take place. Fish production in the estuary is high when compared with primary production; it is suggested that detritus is an important component of the food web.