Browsing by Author "Venkat, K."
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A new species of portunid crab of the genus Charybdis (De Haan, 1833) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Goa, India
Padate, V.P.; Rivonker, C.U.; Anil, A.C.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K. (Taylor & Francis, 2010)A new species of portunid crab, Charybdis (Charybdis) goaensis sp. nov. is described from Goa, west coast of India. It differs from its closest congener, Charybdis (Charybdis) philippinensis in possessing bluntly triangular ... -
An inter-site study of biofouling recruitment on static immersion panels in major ports of South East Asia and India
Lim, C.S.; Jolkifli, Z.H.; Jair, A.; Karim, N.; A.Wahab, R.; Desai, D.V.; Venkat, K.; Khandeparker, L.; Mapari, K.; Sawant, S.; Thoha, H.; Hadiyanto, H.; Dirhamsyah, D.; Dalasane, S.; Chounlamountry, K.; Hing, L.S.; Yusof, H.S.b.; Khaing, M.M.; Nacorda, E.H.M.; Austero, N.; Azanza, R.V.; Pagdilao, C.; Kajonwattanakul, S.; Puttapreecha, R.; Poovachiranon, S.; Le, H.M.; Tran, T.T.; Nguyen, V.C.; Tan, K.S.; Anil, A.C. (ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), 2018)Limited knowledge of native marine biodiversity hinders effective biodiversity management to safeguard South and Southeast Asia�s marine coastal environment against the threat of invasive species transfer through shipping. ... -
Antimicrobial properties of poriferan species from Indian waters
Mokashe, S.S.; Tulaskar, A.S.; Venkat, K.; Wagh, A.B. (New Delhi: Oxford and IBH, 1994)Poriferan species belonging to Class Demospongiae were collected from the rocky intertidal pools of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra, India) and extracted with methanol. The methanol extracts were tested for antimicrobial activity ... -
Application of Fluorescence in situ hybridization-Flow cytometry (FISH-FCM) technique to detect and quantify Vibrio cholerae population from different geographic regions
Khandeparker, L.; Desai, D.V.; Anil, A.C.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Mapari, K.; Jolkifli, Z.; Karim, N.A.; Thoha, H.; Hadiyanto, H.; Dalasane, S.; Chounlamountry, K.; Khaing, M.M.; Dungca, J.C.; Azanza, R.; Lim, C.S.; Tan, K.S.; Kajonwattanakul, S.; Phuttapreecha, R.; Le, H.M. (ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), 2018)Rapid and species-specific detection, and quantification of pathogenic bacteria are fundamental for monitoring and assessment of the risk they pose to any ecosystem. The study employed Vibrio cholerae, a human pathogen ... -
Ballast Water Risk Assessment, Ports of Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru, India, October 2003: Final Report
Anil, A.C.; Clarke, C.; Hayes, T.; Hilliard, R.; Joshi, G.; Venkat, K.; Polglaze, J.; Sawant, S.S.; Raaymakers, S. (International Maritime Organization, 2003)This report describes the BWRA activity undertaken for the neighbouring ports of Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru, which form the Mumbai Demonstration Site and are managed by the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru ... -
Ballast Water Risk Assessment: the Indian experience
Venkat, K.; Sawant, S.; Anil, A.C. (ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), 2018)The Ballast Water Risk Assessment serves as a �Decision Support System� for any given port to take appropriate ballast water management actions. Risk assessment involves collation of data from the ballast water reporting ... -
Biodeterioration of wood in estuarine ecosystem of Goa
Yennawar, P.L.; Thakur, N.L.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C.; Wagh, A.B. (US Office of Naval Research, 1997)An assessment of macrofouling and wood boring community at different localities of Zuari and Mandovi estuaries of Goa carried out. Wood panels of Mangifera indica of 10 x 15 x 2.5 cm size were exposed in this investigation. ... -
Biofouling Community Structure in a Tropical Estuary of Goa on the West Coast of India
Desai, D.V.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), 2018)Biofouling community structure was studied in a tropical monsoon-influenced Mandovi estuary in Goa, west coast of India. Monthly, seasonal and yearly observations on biofouling on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) panels immersed ... -
Biological and biochemical characterization of microfouling on aluminium panels placed in the Arabian Sea
Bhosle, N.B.; Nandakumar, K.; Venkat, K.; Dhople, V.M.; Sawant, S.S.; Wagh, A.B.; Kelkar, P.G. (Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 1989)Microfouling biomass was higher in the shelf waters (< 200 m) as compared with the slope waters (> 200 m). Bacteria were first to colonize on the aluminium surfaces as irregular formations during the initial stages of ... -
Butyltins in the sediments of Kochi and Mumbai harbours, west coast of India
Bhosle, N.B.; Garg, A.; Harji, R.; Jadhav, S.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Elsevier, 2006)Surface sediment samples were collected from various locations in the Mumbai and Kochi harbours, west coast of India, to assess the presence of butyltin compounds. Tributyltin (TBT) and dibutyltin (DBT) varied from 16 to ... -
Butyltins in water, biofilm, animals and sediments of the west coast of India
Bhosle, N.B.; Garg, A.; Jadhav, S.; Harjee, R.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Elsevier, 2004)Biofilm, fish, oyster, mussel, clam, surface seawater, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and sediment samples were collected from marine and/or estuarine waters of the west coast of India. These samples were analysed for ... -
Cathodic protection of mild steel and copper in deep waters of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Wagh, A.B. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1994)Performance of cathodic protection system to mild steel and copper in deep (> 1000 m) oceanic waters of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal has been assessed using aluminium and mild steel sacrificial anodes. The corrosion ... -
Changes in the abundance and composition of zooplankton from the ports of Mumbai, India
Gaonkar, C.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Springer, 2010)Zooplankton abundance, biomass, and composition from the ports of Mumbai, India, were studied by selecting 14 stations in and around the area during three different periods between 2001 and 2002 (Nov 01, Apr 02, and Oct ... -
Changes in the occurrance of hard substratum fauna: A case study from Mumbai harbour, India
Gaonkar, C.A.; Sawant, S.S.; Anil, A.C.; Venkat, K.; Harkantra, S.N. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2010)Intensive sampling was carried out in the marine environment of Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru ports to investigate the composition of benthic sessile population on three different occasions during 2001 to 2002. This study ... -
Corrosion and microfouling of copper and its alloys in a tropical marine waters of India (Mangalore)
Sawant, S.S.; Khandeparker, D.C.; Tulaskar, A.; Venkat, K.; Garg, A. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 1995)Rate of corrosion, extent and nature of microfouling of copper, cupronickel 70/30 and cupronickel 90/10 have been studied for three different seasons at a station on the west coast of India. The corrosion rates for all the ... -
Corrosion of metals and alloys in the coastal and deep waters of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Wagh, A.B. (NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1993)Corrosion rate of mild steel (MS), stainless steel (SS), copper, brass and cupro-nickel has been determinEd. by exposing metallic coupons in coastal and oceanic waters of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Amongst the ... -
Distribution and abundance of benthic macroorganisms in and around Visakhapatnam Harbour on the east coast of India
Musale, A.S.; Desai, D.V.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2015)Benthic communities form an important component of the marine food chain. Their occurrence also provides information on the health of the ecosystem. A study was carried out to understand the distribution and abundance of ... -
Distribution of particulate organic carbon in the central Bay of Bengal
Nandakumar, K.; Venkat, K.; Bhosle, N.B. (Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 1987)Particulate organic carbon (POC) was measured for 77 water samples collected over a 3000 in water column along 88 degrees E in the central Bay of Bental. The POC values varied from 80 to 895 mu g per litre at the surface ... -
Ecology of ascidians in the macrofouling community of New Mangalore Port
Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C.; Khandeparker, D.C.; Mokashe, S.S. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 1995)Ascidians constitute a major component of macrofouling community at the New Mangalore Port during the premonsoon season (February-May). The presence of ascidians in these waters is being reported for the first time. Ascidian ... -
Ecology of the wood-boring bivalve Martesia striata (Pholadidae) in Indian waters
Yennawar, P.L.; Thakur, N.L.; Anil, A.C.; Venkat, K.; Wagh, A.B. (Academic Press, 1999)Martesia striata is one of the dominant wood-boring organisms found in Indian waters. Incidence of this organism in the Zuari estuary (Goa) was evaluated by exposing wooden panels (Mangifera indica) to the marine environment ...