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Meiofauna of the Andaman Sea

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Title Meiofauna of the Andaman Sea
 
Creator Ansari, Z A
Parulekar, A H
 
Description 285-288
Total meiofauna of the Andaman Sea, in the depth range 30-2150 m was between 68 and 438/10 cm2 (-bar = 247.8). The biomass was within the range 3.57 and 32.8 mg/10 cm2 (-bar = 14.46). Faunal components were maximum in sandy sediments which contained little silt and clay. The fauna diminished in coarse coralline sand and clayey sediments. Faunal density showed unusually low values at intermediate depths (200-500 m). At all the depths fauna was mostly present in the upper 2 cm of the sediments and only nematodes and foraminifera were found below 4 cm of the sediments. Differences in the population density appear to be related to changes in hydrographic condition and sediment characteristics.
 
Date 2016-12-22T09:24:30Z
2016-12-22T09:24:30Z
1981-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39096
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.10(3) [September 1981]