Population development in a tropical coastal lagoon, in Venezuela. Possible implications on wa ter quality

 

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Autores: López Monroy, Fabiola, Troccoli Ghinaglia, Luis
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2017
Descripción:The rise of population in the coastal ecosystems leads to pollute and damage the environment. This study analyzes ‘Las Marites’ Lagoon neighborhood in Margarita Island, Venezuela, its implications on water quality. The data is taken out of official census population. An increase population in the area is observed from 1989, specifically an upsurge of inhabitants in García Municipality area. Therefore, a demand of urban services becomes a need, as a result, it creates an increase of nutrients and coliforms from the urban necessities that produce to diminish salinity, as well as a surge of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (PID) and coliforms bacterial and fecal.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/31582
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pensamiento-actual/article/view/31582
Palabra clave:densidad poblacional
Nueva Esparta
crecimiento urbano
Isla de Margarita
Las Marites
population density
urban growth
Margarita island