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Population fluctuation and vertical distribution of meiofauna in a tropical mudflat at Mandovi estuary, west coast of India
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Population fluctuation and vertical distribution of meiofauna in a tropical mudflat at Mandovi estuary, west coast of India
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| Creator |
Ansari, Azra
Rivonkar, C U Sangodkar, U M X |
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| Description |
237-245
A study was conducted to observe the meiofaunal community structure and its temporal and spatial fluctuation and a profile of vertical distribution of a mudflat in relation to sediment temperature, grain size, organic carbon and sedimentary chlorophyll a. The sampling was carried out for three seasons viz. Pre-monsoon (summer), monsoon and post-monsoon. The faunal density (no/10 cm2) ranged between 945-2063/10 cm2 and 704-1549/10 cm2 at stations 1 and 2 respectively. The fauna was dominated by nematodes, turbellarians and harpacticoid copepods. The fauna fluctuated seasonally. A vertical zonation in the distribution of fauna was significantly correlated with interstitial water, chlorophyll a and sediment organic carbon. It is suggested that meiofauna in mudflats serve as food for the higher trophic levels. |
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2009-06-15T12:24:31Z
2009-06-15T12:24:31Z 2001-12 |
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Article
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0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4627 |
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en_US
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CSIR
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IJMS Vol.30(4) [December 2001]
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