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Understanding Integrated Impacts of Climate Change and Pollution on Ganges River System: A Mini Review on Biological Effects, Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs

[ ISSN : 2573-3710 ]

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Received: 09-Mar-2017

Accepted: 04-Sep-2017

Published: 08-Sep-2017

Review Article | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Ashutosh Tripathi1,2, Niraj Kumar2 and DK Chauhan1*

1Department of Botany, DD Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, University of Allahabad, India

2The National Academy of Sciences, India

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DK Chauhan, Department of Botany, DD Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, University of Allahabad, India, Tel: +91 9336965144

Keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem; Ganges River; Nutrient flux; River pollution

Abstract

Clear insights of climate change impacts on river pollution are difficult to predict particularly for big river basins due to huge variations in their hydro-geochemical and ecological complexities. This review is focused towards better understanding of the cause-effect interactions of climate change and river-pollution with special reference to Ganges River system in India which is facing huge ecosystem disturbances since last few decades. It synthesizes the interrelations of nutrient fluxes, their forms and transformations, sediment loads and major river pollutants with climatic variables. It also gives an account of major bio-physical processes and ecological services affected and their impacts on river biota. It tries to reveal the connections and effects of pollution with different levels of temperature variation induced flux shock and consequent altered discharge, changed homeostasis and pollution variance in rivers which may be extrapolated and projected. Based on current understandings and knowledge gaps, some future research approaches have also been suggested to comprehend this issue.

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Tripathi A, Kumar N and Chauhan DK. Understanding Integrated Impacts of Climate Change and Pollution on Ganges River System: A Mini Review on Biological Effects, Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs. SM J Biol. 2017; 3(1): 1017.