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Polychaete diversity and its relevance in the rapid environmental assessment of Mumbai Port

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Polychaete diversity and its relevance in the rapid environmental assessment of Mumbai Port
 
Creator Sukumaran, S.
SaralaDevi, K.
 
Subject Paraprionospio pinnata
pollution
 
Description The diversity and spatial patterns of polychaetes, a proven proxy for environmental assessment studies, were studied in 28 stations covering subtidal and intertidal segments as well as bunders and docks of the Mumbai Port. Univariate and multivariate analyses of polychaete data were used to determine the level of environmental degradation in various segments of the port area. The dominance of the deposit feeder, Paraprionospio pinnata along with a reduction in species diversity can be considered as indicator of stressed conditions
 
Date 2009-11-27T07:05:41Z
2009-11-27T07:05:41Z
2009
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.97(10); 1439-1444
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3456
 
Language en
 
Publisher Current Science Association