This study aimed to provide relevant knowledge about the dynamics of the hydrological parameters in the river-estuary continuum of the Wouri-Nkam river estuary for a sustainable management program. The hydrological pa...This study aimed to provide relevant knowledge about the dynamics of the hydrological parameters in the river-estuary continuum of the Wouri-Nkam river estuary for a sustainable management program. The hydrological parameters were recorded in eleven stations spanned out on the bas<span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">is</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> of population density and human activities. Water quality parameters (Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, Total dissolved solutes, Redox potential and conductivity) were collected in subsurface water using a multiple parameter. Surface currents and morphometric (depth and width) parameters were recorded using a drifter, sonar depth and GPS. The field measurements took placed between 18/05/2019 to 08/09/2020 and were divided into six (06) cruises. The data were later subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Principle Component Analysis using XLSTAT 2017 (2.7 version) software. Results obtained revealed that, the water quality parameters were spatially more stable no</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">t</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">signficant at (df = 9, p <</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">0.05) with a relatively low temperature (25.5</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C - 27<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C) during the wet period. The limit of the frontal zone extended to S5 (Bonalokan, 8.25</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">km from S1) during the snapshot of the dry period, spring phase and flood tide conditions. Inversely, dur展开更多
文摘This study aimed to provide relevant knowledge about the dynamics of the hydrological parameters in the river-estuary continuum of the Wouri-Nkam river estuary for a sustainable management program. The hydrological parameters were recorded in eleven stations spanned out on the bas<span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">is</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> of population density and human activities. Water quality parameters (Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, Total dissolved solutes, Redox potential and conductivity) were collected in subsurface water using a multiple parameter. Surface currents and morphometric (depth and width) parameters were recorded using a drifter, sonar depth and GPS. The field measurements took placed between 18/05/2019 to 08/09/2020 and were divided into six (06) cruises. The data were later subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Principle Component Analysis using XLSTAT 2017 (2.7 version) software. Results obtained revealed that, the water quality parameters were spatially more stable no</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">t</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">signficant at (df = 9, p <</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">0.05) with a relatively low temperature (25.5</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C - 27<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C) during the wet period. The limit of the frontal zone extended to S5 (Bonalokan, 8.25</span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></span><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="font-family:;" "="">km from S1) during the snapshot of the dry period, spring phase and flood tide conditions. Inversely, dur
