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Macrobenthos in the nearshore coastal system of Bombay

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Title Macrobenthos in the nearshore coastal system of Bombay
 
Creator Mathew, A.
Govindan, K.
 
Subject fish diseases
viral diseases
shrimp culture
fish culture
husbandry diseases
growth
culture media
temperature
serum
Viruses
 
Description Distribution, abundance and biodiversity of macrobenthic standing stock in the nearshore coastal system of Bombay, Maharashtra, India were estimated (1985-86) in relation to the prevailing environmental stress due to disposal of anthropogenic wastes. Selected water quality parameters like S ppt, DO, BOD, nutrients etc. were monitored. Macrobenthos and water quality of the Harbour-Thana creek-System (HTS) and the Bassein creek-coastal system (BCS) were studied and compared. HTS sustained relatively higher macrofaunal abundance and biodiversity as compared to BCS. An increase in faunal group diversity as well as species diversity of polychaetes from the inner creek to the open coastal zone was noticed. Sediment texture and organic matter were correlated with macrofaunal standing stock. A pollution induced ecological modification of macrobenthos especially in the inner creek regions of Thana and Bassein was evident.
 
Date 2009-01-25T05:30:20Z
2009-01-25T05:30:20Z
1995
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India (B: Biological Sciences), Vol.65; 411-430p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2286
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1995]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher National Academy of Sciences, India