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Quantitative distribution of benthic fauna on the inner shelf of central west coast of India

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Title Quantitative distribution of benthic fauna on the inner shelf of central west coast of India
 
Creator Parulekar, Arun H.
 
Description 113-115
One hundred ninety-eight benthos samples, from 34 stations situated along 7 transects, were examined to study the quantitative distribution of macrobenthic fauna on the inner shelf of the Central West Coast of India. The average biomass values indicated a higher concentration of macrobenthos near the coast than at greater depths. The population density also decreased with increasing depth. The benthic organisms were unevenly distributed at various depths and the individual faunal assemblage exhibited a positive substratum selectively. Amongst the ten faunal subgroups observed in the present investigation, the annelids were most dominant and in order of biomass and population density, followed closely by molluscs. Crustaceans and echinoderms were present in low population density and biomass.
 
Date 2017-01-04T06:27:57Z
2017-01-04T06:27:57Z
1973-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39646
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.02(2) [December 1973]