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, productivity and trophic status, biology: fauna and flora, biodiversity, threats and conservation, invasive species and impact on riverine ecology, landscape/land use/land cover change in the catchment, socioeconomic status of catchment population, economic and livelihood activities along the river courses/estuaries (river and estuarine tourism, sand extraction, fisheries), pollution monitoring and assessment, impacts of climate change, and more. This book can be used as a tool in the holistic management of resources, and to devise proper mitigation measures. The content of the book is a model for other tropical regions and countries with rapidly developing economies and populations - Presents spatial maps and easy to follow figures in each chapter, aiding in a foundational understanding of the topic - Provides a fully comprehensive overview, including biogeochemistry, ecology, productivity, livelihood, socioeconomic aspects, and governance of the rivers - Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from rivers and coastal lakes of Kerala

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Publisher

Elsevier

Year

2024

eBook ISBN

9780323956079

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Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Economic Theory

Index

Biological Sciences

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Ecohydrology of Kerala: River Catchments and Coastal Backwaters
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
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 Keralas 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 K ...
Chapter 10: What makes the coastal lakes a source of methane? Biogeographic pattern of community structure and functions ...
Chapter 11: Land use/land cover change detection for climate-smart sustainable management in the selected river basins of ...
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 pa ...
Chapter 14: Trophic status and fate of nutrients and organic matter in the Vembanad estuary related to land use in the Pa ...
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, ...
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 learn ...
Index
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