Eighteen kilometers long coastal stretch from the New Mangalore Port in the north toTalapadi in the south has been studied in order to understand shoreline changes and erosion/ accretion patterns that have taken place due to the natural processes and anthropogenic activities. Shoreline changes and quantification of beach erosion/accretion were made using the Survey of India topomap, multidated satellite images and beach profile surveys. During 1967-97 period, most of the beaches were accreted, except those lie just towards south of the Netravati and Gurpur river mouth in Sector III. During 1997-2001 period also, the beaches showed accretion trend, but they were subjected to severe erosion during 2001-05 in all the four sectors. The beaches in Sectors I-III are polluted due to discharges of effluents and very poor maintenance.
Kumar, A., & Jayappa, K. S. (2009). Long and Short-Term Shoreline Changes Along Mangalore Coast, India. International Journal of Environmental Research, 3(2), 177-188. doi: 10.22059/ijer.2009.46
MLA
A. Kumar; K. S. Jayappa. "Long and Short-Term Shoreline Changes Along Mangalore Coast, India", International Journal of Environmental Research, 3, 2, 2009, 177-188. doi: 10.22059/ijer.2009.46
HARVARD
Kumar, A., Jayappa, K. S. (2009). 'Long and Short-Term Shoreline Changes Along Mangalore Coast, India', International Journal of Environmental Research, 3(2), pp. 177-188. doi: 10.22059/ijer.2009.46
VANCOUVER
Kumar, A., Jayappa, K. S. Long and Short-Term Shoreline Changes Along Mangalore Coast, India. International Journal of Environmental Research, 2009; 3(2): 177-188. doi: 10.22059/ijer.2009.46
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