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Macrobenthos and sediment characteristics of Mulki Estuary, West Coast of India

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Title Macrobenthos and sediment characteristics of Mulki Estuary, West Coast of India
 
Creator Ramachandra, U
Gupta, T R C
Katti, R J
 
Description 109-112
Bivalves and polychaetes contributed to the bulk of the benthic fauna in the Mulki Estuary, Karnataka, India, Meretrix casta, Paphia malabarica and Modiolus undulatus were generally abundant. While adults dominated the catches during premonsoon, juveniles were abundant during postmonsoon season. Among the polychaetes, Dendronereis arborifera and Sabellaria cementarium were dominant; December to January being favourable. Bivalves dominated at stations having sediment with medium, fine and very fine fractions. S. cementarium was more in sandy stretches, while D. arborifera favoured regions of fine sand admixed with silt and clay.
 
Date 2016-12-16T10:23:21Z
2016-12-16T10:23:21Z
1984-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38803
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.13(3) [September 1984]