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Population distribution of meiofauna in relation to some environmental features in a sandy intertidal region of Goa, west coast of India

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Title Population distribution of meiofauna in relation to some environmental features in a sandy intertidal region of Goa, west coast of India
 
Creator Harkantra, S.N.
Parulekar, A.H.
 
Subject Aquatic Ecology, Productivity
environmental effects
seasonal distribution
geographical distribution
population structure
meiobenthos
ISW, India, Goa, Candolim Beach
 
Description Meiofauna population of Candolim beach mainly composed of nematoda (40.15), harpacticoida (30.75 per cent), turbellaria (23.35 per cent) and other groups which included polychaeta, bivalvia and mystacocardia. The maximum total meiofauna population encountered was 3525.10 per square cm. Temporal variation of meiofauna showed increase of meiofauna population from post to premonsoon season and it was maximum in April. The fauna was very poor in southwest monsoon season. Spatial distribution of meiofauna showed maximum densities at 10 m station. Two way ANOVA among the spatio-temporal variation showed significant variation between the seasons. Vertical distribution of meiofauna showed (i) aggregation of meiofauna population at lower depth. (ii) nematoda throughout the core depth and (iii) other taxa at lower depth. Among the environmental parameters studied grain size, porosity, slope of beach, salinity and availability of food were important factors in the distribution and abundance of meiofauna taxa in the intertidal region of Candolim beach.
 
Date 1995-08-14T10:01:53Z
2017-09-30T01:29:58Z
1995-08-14T10:01:53Z
2017-09-30T01:29:58Z
1989
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.18; 1989; 259-264
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7267
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR