Sand bar opening in a coastal lagoon (Iquipari) in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State: hydrological and hydrochemical changes

The aim of this paper was to verify hydrological and hydrochemical changes in the Iquiparí Lagoon water column, during three months, as related to an artificial sand bar opening. A drastic reduction in water volume occurred 28 hours after the sand bar opening, exposing the bottom sediment. This was...

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Main Authors: SUZUKI M. S., FIGUEIREDO R. O., CASTRO S. C., SILVA C. F., PEREIRA E. A., SILVA J. A., ARAGON G. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842002000100007