Reconnaissance of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia: Physical Parameters and Geological History
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Author
Wiedemann, H.U.Date
1973
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Reconocimiento de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia: parámetros físicos e historia geológicaAbstract
Se hace una descripción detallada de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, sus parámetros físicos y en general todas sus características.The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, is a low salinity lagoon situated in the delta of the Magdalena River on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. Water depth is generally less than 2,3 m. Temperature is stable near 30°C the year around. Tidal influence is confined to the proximity of the small inlet. The hydrography of the lagoon is thus controlled by the rates of river discharge. The mollusc fauna is characterized by a few species able to tolerate low salinities and temporary exposure to freshwater. The impact of the freshwater from a catastrophic flood of the magdalena in December 1970 is documented. The lagoon is fringed by mangrves, which grade into freshwater swamps farther inland. The shallow, broad lagoon gradually came into existence by a relative rise in sea level, about 2 m, during the last 2300 years. Before the transgression this area had been an Everglades-type swamp. Extensive peat deposits represent that early period. Recent lagoonal sediments are primary gray or black soft muds. Sandy sediments occur in the vicinity of the barrier island to the north and of some scoured channels. In the central parts of the lagoon, a thin blanket of skeletal carbonates forms the only recent sediment.
Journal
Mitteilungen aus dem Instituto Colombo-Alemán de Investigaciones Científicas Punta de BetínIssue/Article Nr
7Page Range
pp.85-119Resource/Dataset Location
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