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Indicator organisms of pollution in Cochin backwaters

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Title Indicator organisms of pollution in Cochin backwaters
 
Creator Remani, K.N.
Devi, K.S.
Venugopal, P.
Unnithan, R.V.
 
Subject Aquatic Pollution
indicator species
pollution indicators
sewage
correlation
Polychaete
ISW, India, Kerala, Cochin Backwaters
 
Description Indicator organisms of organic pollution in two localities in the Cochin backwaters are identified The two sites have different sources of pollution, one from retting of coconut husk and the other from discharge of municipal wastes @iParaheteromastus tenuis@@ a capitellid polychaete totally dominated the benthic community of the retting ground maintaining high population densities even during the pre-monsoon season when the adverse effects of pollution are severe In the area of municipal waste discharge the community was dominated by a spionid worm @iPrionospio polybranchiata@@ This selective deposit feeder seems to be favoured by the organic enrichment The two localities though only a few kilometres apart and with similar nature of pollution, the abiotic regime seems to encourage its own characteristic assemblages and indicators
 
Date 1995-05-14T10:00:57Z
2017-09-29T13:48:36Z
1995-05-14T10:00:57Z
2017-09-29T13:48:36Z
1983
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mahasagar, vol.16(2); 1983; 199-207
0542-0938
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6525
 
Language en
 
Relation Mahasagar
NON-SCI
 
Publisher Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography