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Ecology of interstitial meiofauna at Kalpakkam coast, east coast of India

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Title Ecology of interstitial meiofauna at Kalpakkam coast, east coast of India
 
Creator Suresh, K
Ahamed, M Shafiq
Durairaj, G
Nair, K V K
 
Description 217-219
Interstitial meiofauna was studied for 25 months (December 1988 to December 1990). Meiofaunal populations mainly composed of harpacticoids (57%), nematodes (24.7%) turbellids (6.7%) and polychaetes (3.3%). The observed maximum and minimum meiofaunal population densities (no. 10 cm-2) were 5276 and 484 respectively. Seasonal variation in the meiofaunal densities showed an increasing trend from post monsoon (Dec.-Feb.) to premonsoon months (March-June) and the maximum was recorded during April. Low density was recorded during monsoon (Aug.-Oct). Spatially the meiofaunal groups were more abundant at the mid water mark than at higher and lower levels.
 
Date 2016-12-02T09:47:09Z
2016-12-02T09:47:09Z
1992-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38111
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.21(3) [September 1992]