Chilika Lake Pollution Pressure
As land use in the Chilika Lake area changes from forest to settlements and paddy agriculture sewage, and fertilizer and pesticides runoff increases into the Lake. This extra nutrient input results in algae blooms that float and sit on the bottom.
diagram pollution chilika lake runoff pressure agriculture algae blooms sewage pesticides extra nutrient inputAuthor(s) | Jane Hawkey |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2014-06-05 |
Album | Ecosystems > Coastal/Marine |
Type | Graphic |
Project(s) | EcoCheck |
Dimensions | 1000 x 1958 |
Filesize | 323.6 kB |
Number of Downloads | 324 |
Filetype(s) | PNG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |