Seasonal primary production of river mahanadi at sambalpur in orissa india
Patra, A.K.; Nayak, L.; Patnaik, E.
Tropical Ecology 25(2): 153-157
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0564-3295
Accession: 006373772
The primary productivity of the river Mahanadi at Sambalpur has been estimated from January to December 1980 at three different stations. It varies from 1.03 g C m-2 day to 1.78 g Cm-2 day-1 with mean annual production of 518 g Cm-2. This is comparable production for riverine ecosystems in the tropics. However, the rate of primary productivity is adversely affected by human and animal abuse of the water, industrial effluents and sewage.