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National Institute of Oceanography, India
Facility•Panjim, Goa, India•
About: National Institute of Oceanography, India is a facility organization based out in Panjim, Goa, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Monsoon & Population. The organization has 4713 authors who have published 6927 publications receiving 174272 citations.
Topics: Monsoon, Population, Bay, Phytoplankton, Continental shelf
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TL;DR: In this paper, simulated seafloor mining experiments have revealed significant information on the potential impacts that may occur as well as several measures for conserving the environment have been suggested, which could be exploited in future by developing suitable technologies for mining and extracting metals from them.
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TL;DR: Net N2O production in these mangrove systems are comparatively higher than those reported from other natural estuarine sediments and therefore warrant mitigation measures, affirm that denitrification is the major pathway responsible for production of the greenhouse gas.
Abstract: Net nitrous oxide production and denitrification activity were measured in two mangrove ecosystems of Goa, India. The relatively pristine site Tuvem was compared to Divar, which is prone to high nutrient input. Stratified sampling at 2-cm intervals within the 0- to 10-cm depth range showed that N2O production at both the locations decreased with depth. Elevated denitrification activity at Divar resulted in maximum production of up to 1.95 nmol N2O-N g(-1) h(-1) at 2 to 4 cm, which was three times higher than at Tuvem. Detailed investigations to understand the major pathway contributing to N2O production performed at Tuvem showed that incomplete denitrification was responsible for up to 43 to 93% of N2O production. Nitrous oxide production rates closely correlated to nitrite concentration (n = 15; r = -0.47; p < 0.05) and denitrifier abundance (r = 0.55; p < 0.05), suggesting that nitrite utilization by microbial activity leads to N2O production. Nitrous oxide production through nitrification was below detection, affirming that denitrification is the major pathway responsible for production of the greenhouse gas. Net N2O production in these mangrove systems are comparatively higher than those reported from other natural estuarine sediments and therefore warrant mitigation measures.
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TL;DR: The heavy cloud cover and increased water column turbidity not only limit the growth of large-sized phytoplankton in the Cochin estuary and coastal waters but also support the proliferation of nanoplankton community during the monsoon season, even though large variation in nanoplANKton chlorophyll a and production exists between these two areas.
Abstract: Changes in the autotrophic pico- (0.2–2 μm), nano- (2–20 μm), and microplankton (>20 μm) biomass (chlorophyll a) and primary production were measured in the estuarine and coastal waters off Cochin, southwest coast of India during the onset and establishment of a monsoon. During this period, the estuary was dominated by nutrient-rich freshwater, whereas the coastal waters were characterized with higher salinity values (>30 psu) and less nutrients. The average surface chlorophyll a concentrations and primary production rates were higher in the estuary (average 13.7 mg m − 3 and 432 mgC m − 3 day − 1) as compared to the coastal waters (5.3 mg m − 3 and 224 mgC m − 3 day − 1). The nanoplankton community formed the major fraction of chlorophyll a and primary production, both in the estuary (average 85 ± SD 8.3% and 81.2 ± SD 3.2%) and the coastal waters (average 73.2 ± SD 17.2% and 81.9 ± 15.7%). Nanoplankton had the maximum photosynthetic efficiency in the coastal waters (average 4.8 ± SD 3.9 mgC mgChl a m − 3 h − 1), whereas in the estuary, the microplankton had higher photosynthetic efficiency (average 7.4 ± 7 mgC mgChl a m − 3 h − 1). The heavy cloud cover and increased water column turbidity not only limit the growth of large-sized phytoplankton in the Cochin estuary and coastal waters but also support the proliferation of nanoplankton community during the monsoon season, even though large variation in nanoplankton chlorophyll a and production exists between these two areas.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors emphasized the need to exercise caution before attempting to exploit methane hydrates and the impact of exploiting these deposits offshore on global climate may therefore be limited provided serious efforts are made to minimize environmental impacts.
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TL;DR: In this paper, two sampling cruises were undertaken during 1991 to investigate contamination of the northern Arabian Sea, and the sampling strategy was designed to investigate the most likely path of outflowing water from the Gulf.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Amit Kumar | 65 | 1618 | 19277 |
Muhammad Tahir | 65 | 1636 | 23892 |
Shubha Sathyendranath | 64 | 246 | 18141 |
Anjan Chatterjee | 61 | 276 | 11675 |
Stephen E. Calvert | 60 | 108 | 12044 |
Michael D. Krom | 59 | 137 | 10846 |
Victor Smetacek | 59 | 135 | 19279 |
Nicola Casagli | 58 | 391 | 11786 |
Michael S. Longuet-Higgins | 56 | 132 | 15846 |
Baruch Rinkevich | 54 | 249 | 8819 |
Jérôme Vialard | 52 | 160 | 9094 |
Matthieu Lengaigne | 51 | 147 | 11510 |
José M. Carcione | 50 | 346 | 9421 |
Antonio M. Pascoal | 49 | 371 | 8905 |
Assaf Sukenik | 49 | 125 | 7166 |