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Benthic fauna of Kakinada bay and backwaters, east coast of India
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Benthic fauna of Kakinada bay and backwaters, east coast of India
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Rathod, V.
Ansari, Z.A. Parulekar, A.H. |
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| Description |
Quantitative distribution of macro and meiofauna from Kakinada Bay and backwaters was studied. Total macrofauna abundance (no.m/2) ranged from 67 to 116 and 94 to 186 in the backwaters and near-shore environment respectively. Polychaetes and crustaceans constituted the bulk of macrofauna in the backwaters while polychaetes and molluscs in the near-shore bottom deposits. Meiofaunal density (no. 10 cm/2) ranged from 346 to 603 and 674 to 1099 in the backwaters and near-shore region respectively. Nematodes, polychaetes, foraminifera and turbellarians were the major groups constituting the bulk of meiofauna, both in the backwaters and near-shore region. Macrofaunal diversity was higher in the near-shore region. Impoverishment of fauna in the backwaters was related to lowering in salinity and poor oxygenation.
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2009-05-12T10:17:00Z
2009-05-12T10:17:00Z 1991 |
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Journal Article
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Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.20; 195-199p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3190 |
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en
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Copyright [1991]. 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.
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NISCAIR, New Delhi
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