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A Biotic control, 9 Accidental spilling, 37 Bottom layers, 101 Adaptability mechanism, 37 Brackish water, 23 Adaptive capacity, 13 Brantas river, 173 Aerobic degradation, 84 Buffer zone, 3 Agrichemicals, 219 Bukit Barison mountain, 156 Agricultural activities, 66 Burning oil fields, 39 Agricultural run-off, 79 C Air temperature and pressure, 94 Calculated streamlines, 99, 100 Al-Arab Estuary, 36 Cambodia, 239 Alluvial plains, 106 Cattle grazing, 206 Animal health, 145 Cell density, 54, 55, 56, 57 ANOVA, 176 Centric Group, 58 Anthropogenic CO2, 28 Chao Phraya River, 108 Anthropogenic input, 142 Chemical discharge, 7 Antibiotic era, 223 Chittagong, Bangladesh, 81 Anticlockwise circulation, 101 Chlorophylla, 182 Aqua-regia method, 135 Clean-up operation, 42 Aquatic animals, 144 Climate change, 16, 19

Aquatic ecosystem, 145 CO2 concentration, 26 Ariaban Gulf, 36 Coast of Pakistan, 47 Average cell abundance, 49 Coastal aquifers, 66 Average wind condition, 98 Coastal circulation, 3 Coastal degradation, 67 B Coastal domain, 1 Background levels, 137 Coastal erosion, Bahrain beaches, 38 Coastal management, 24 Banana shrimp, 144 Coastal pollution, 8 Bathymetry, 92, 157 Coastal sand dunes, 204 Bay of Bengal, 79 Coastal sandy aquifers of Sri Lanka, Benefit cost analysis, 200 66 Bengkalis Strait, 170 Coastal waters, 144, 145 Benthic organism, 85 Coastal waters of Karachi, 47 Bioactive compounds, 226 Coastal wetland, 29 Biogenic methane, 25 COHERENS, 159 Biological production, 32 Constant river discharge, 93 Biomass, 179 Contaminant estimation, 241

V. Subramanian (ed.), Coastal Environments: Focus on Asian Coastal Regions, 251 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3002-3, © 2012 Capital Publishing Company 252 Index

Contaminated load, 238 Engineered microorganisms, 229 Contaminated seafood, 152 Environmental factors, 21 Contamination, 107 Environmental management, 174 Continental shelves, 2 Environmental problems, 131 Control site, 82 Erosional shorelines, 114 Coral polyps, 26 Eutrophication, 7 Coral reef, 4 Evaporation, 96 Coriolis Effect, 103 Excess soil nutrients, 70 Correlation coefficient, 134 Extreme weather, 10 Correlation, 61 F Cr and Cu loading, 247 Crustaceans, 147 Fishing operation, 41 Flooding level and duration, 243 CVM, 190 Flow velocity, 241 Cynobacterial compounds, 228 Forcing and boundary conditions, 159 D Friction coefficient, 93 2DC, 193 G 3D Numerical Model, 88 Ganges Tidal Plain, 89 Deforestation, 121 Gender and water supply, 198 Degradation of water quality, 67 Geochemical fraction, 136 Deltaic plain, 89 Geological hazards, 12 Demersal species, 147 Geomorphology, 67 Denitrification, 2 Global warming, 30 Desertification, 212 Global wetland methane, 29 Disasters, 4 Grasslands, 25 Diatom species, 47 Greenhouse gas, 24 Diatoms, 187 Groundwater basin, 70 Diffusion coefficient, 158 Gulf War, 1991 Dinoflagelation, 182 Dinoflagellate species, 42 H Diminishing diversity, 37 HAMSON, 155 Dispersion model, 160 Harsh environment, 37 Distribution pattern, 52 Hazard line, 17 Diversity and disturbance, 204 Hazards, 19 Domestic and municipal waste, 79 HEA, 42 Dominance and rarity, 214 Heavy metal pollution, 78, 131 Heavy metals, 106 E High tide, 82 Ecological environment, 108 High turbidity, 173 Ecological factors, 37 Hong Kong sediment quality criteria, Ecological functions, 13 138 Ecological niches, 147 Horizontal advection, 161 Ecology and biochemistry, 220 Human activities, 28, 122 Ecology, 173 Human diseases, 220 Ecotoxicological points, 130 Human interaction, 89 Elevated nitrate, 72 Hydrocarbon, 38 Emissions, 10 Hydrodynamic model, 155 Energy reserves, 4 Hydrographical factors, 48 Index 253

Hydrological parameters, 96 Man-made hazards, 89 Hydrometeorological impact, 88 Manora channel, 48 Marine bacteria, 222 I Marine biota, 85 IAEA, 84 Marine drugs, 219 Identification keys, 49 Marine sediments, 79 IEC, 199 Market economics, 223 Impact on biota, 41 Mass conservation equation, 92 Increased extraction, 71 Mathematical models, 40 Indian coastal dunes, 205 Megacities, 14 Industrial effluents, 63 Meghna Estuary, 88 Inhomogeneous soil, 72 Mekong Delta, 190 Inland catchment, 23 Metabolism, 221 Input to numerical model, 91 Metabolites, 226 Integrated coastal zone, 33 Metal contamination, 9 Intense agriculture, 73 Methane emission, 23 Intertidal sediments, 130 Micro economic context, 79 Invasive species, 9, 208 Microbial species, 220 Miocene sedimentary limestone, 67 J Model evaluation, 246 Java , 173 Model simulation, 162 , 156 Model validation, 93, 161 Johor Strait, 186 Mollusks and benthos, 80 Momentum equation, 159 K Monsoon and pre-monsoon, 82 Karstic deep confined aquifer, 68 Mt. Arjuno, 174 L N Bay, 186 n-alkaline, 39 Landform setting, 109 Native flora, 211 Landforms, 114 Nester, 225 Leached pollutants, 71 Nitrate, 178 Leaf production, 21 Noncyclonic condition, 90 Light penetration, 183 North eastern coastal area, 71 Litter production, 22 Numerical simulation, 158 Littoral ecosystem, 33 Nutrient dynamics, 174 Log Logistics and Log Normal Nutrient pollution, 66 Models, 197 Nutrient rich upwelling, 62 Long An province, 192 Nutrients, 27 Long term monitoring, 74 O LOICZ, 1 Low toxicity, 82 Oceanic ecosystem, 48 LS factor, 111 Off shore waters, 179 LSD-test, 176 Oil burning walls, 42 Oil pollution, 36 M Oil slick, 40 Malacca Strait, 155 Oil spillage, 85 Mangroves ecosystem, 20 Overexploitation, 5 Mangroves, 7 Ozone depletion, 32 254 Index

P Rural water supply, 191 PAR 40 RUSLE, 110 Para rubber plantation, 112 S Pedogenesis, 107 Salinity and temperature, 53 Pelagic species, 147 Salinity distribution, 102 Peninsular Malaysia, 130 Salinity embayment, 37 Pennate species, 47 Salinity gradient, 22 Pharmaceuticals, 220 Sand beaches, 205 Phosphate, 177 Sand dunes, 3 Photosynthesis, 21 Sandwip Island, 80 Physical environmental factors, 176 Sanitation and hygiene, 191 Phytoplankton, 173 Sea level raise, 13, 20, 30, 31 Phytoplankton group, 61 Sea surface temperature, 160, 166 Piped water services, 190 Sea water level, 113 Policy makers, 190 Seasonal abundance, 51 Pollutants, 33 Seasonal changes, 62 Polluted river, 156 Seasonal cycle, 31 Polypeptides, 233 Seasonal variation, 94 POP, 10 Secchi depth, 176 Population pressure, 11 Sediment dynamics, 27 Porong and Wonokromo estuary, 173 Sedimentation, 113 Primary Forcing Factor, 88 Sedimentological process, 108 Primary producers, 48 Sewer modelling, 238 Productive areas, 39 Shallow sea, 36 Productivity, 2 Shannon index, 207 Pru Por catchment, 113 Ship breaking areas, 78 Psammophytic strand vegetation, 212 Shoreline, 25 Puducherry, 205 Shrimp pond culture, 178 Q Siak Estuary, 155 Quality control, 133 Siak River Plume, 169 Quaternary sand, 68 Silicate, 184, 185 Simpson index, 207 R Simulated plume, 168 Radiation, 23 , 164 Random utility maximisation, 195 Site specific factors, 191 Rate of soil erosion, 113 SLC study, 113 Reactive compounds, 82 Soakage pits, 70 Reducing bacteria, 25 Social capacity, 14 Reef ecosystem, 26 Social implication, 219 Remediation, 67 Socio-economic status, 222 Residual circulation, 90 Soil and stream sediment analysis, 118, Residual current, 97 119, 120 Resources, 19 Soil erosion, 106 Riau water, 163 Soil loss equation, 107 River carbon, 11 Soil moisture, 212 River discharge, 178 Solar radiation, 96 River mouth deposits, 68 Songkhla Lake, 106 Index 255

Source of pollutants, 167 Transport model, 155 , 157 Tropical Asia 19 Speciation of Cu and Zn, 133 Tropical coastal water, 174 Species composition, 49, 50, 179 Species diversity, 207 U Statistical analysis, 60, 134 Unconsolidated sandy aquifers, 68 Statistical model, 194 Upwelling, 20 Storm events, 243 Urban planning, 239 Storm flooding, 245 Urbanisation, 89 Storms, 27 UV radiation, 27 Stormwater management model, 238 V Sub-catchment, 242 Surface gravity waves, 159 Vegetation, 204 Surface run-off, 243 Vertical eddy viscosity, 158 Surface sediments, 131 VMRD, 192 Survey management, 194 Vulnerabilities, 8, 13, 16, 89 Sustainability, 14 W T Water contamination, 193 Tar balls, 38 Water mass flow, 156 Tha Chiat catchment, 117 Water parameters, 60 Therapeutics, 227 Water related diseases, 195 Threats to reef, 6 Wetlands, 23, 239 Tidal flats, 116 WHO guidelines, Tide induced current, 90 Wind speed, 95 Toxic compounds, 33 Wind stress, 92 Toxicological effects, 152 World vulnerability, 15 Trace metals, 83