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Unusual congregation of salps off Veraval and Bombay, west coast of India

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Title Unusual congregation of salps off Veraval and Bombay, west coast of India
 
Creator Lodh, N.M.
Gajbhiye, S.N.
Nair, V.R.
 
Subject Population Studies
season regulations
biological phenomena
biomass
geographical distribution
zooplankton
Salpa maxima
Ritteriella ambonensis
Pegea confoederata
ISW, India, Gujarat, Veraval
ISW, India, Maharashtra, Bombay
 
Description During September to October swarming of salps occur along the coasts off Veraval and Bombay. These congregations off Veraval are contributed by the single species Pegea confoederata recording an unusual biomass as high as 7.3 ml.m-3. Off Bombay the species contributing to the swarms are Ritteriella ambonensis and Salpa maxima recording relatively low biomass (2.95 ml.m-3). This appears to be a recurring phenomenon coinciding with the peak fishing season, particularly that of pomfret fishery. Importance of such congregation on environmental impact assessment studies has been emphasised
 
Date 1995-08-14T10:01:41Z
2017-09-30T01:29:52Z
1995-08-14T10:01:41Z
2017-09-30T01:29:52Z
1988
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.17; 1988; 128-130
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7126
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR