Comparison of two clam beds and associated benthic fauna, in Mandovi and Cumbarjua canal estuarine system of Goa, India, severely affected by massive inputs of mining rejects, revealed that, in less than 10 years (1972-73 ...

Eight algal species belonging to Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta and Phaeophyta were used to assess the effect of different concentrations of secondary treated sewage on their growth. Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta members. Ulva ...

Studies were conducted on the electrophoresis of blood serum and eye lens proteins of 5 fishes and immunoelectrophoresis of the soluble lens proteins of 10 fishes. The effects of a toxic pollutant (mercury) on the ...

Average hydrocarbon concentrations in water, plankton and sediment samples collected from the central west coast of India between 14 degrees 40'N and 15 degrees 50'N were 30.9 mu g/litre, 46.9 mu g/g dry wt and 7.1 degrees ...

Seventeen species of marine algae collected from five localities of Goa, were analysed for Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn, using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. All the seven metals showed considerable variations in ...

Recolonization of benthos following dredging operations was studied in Mormugao Port Trust Harbour, Goa Six stations were fixed for sampling within the radius of the dredging site Three samples each were collected during ...

Role of the grounded ship MV River Princess in activating erosion along the Candolim to Sinquerim coast of Goa, India, is evaluated Beach and dune system was severely affected, as over a kilometre long strip of coastal ...

The foraminiferal gradient in the bay indicates high foraminiferal productivity with large sized, mostly megalospheric, robust, many-chambered @iAmmonia@@, with @iElphidium@@ sp., @iFlorilus boenum, F. scaphus@@ followed ...