Institute's contributions: Recent submissions
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Bio-accumulation of copper, zinc, iron and manganese in oyster Saccostrea cucullata, Snail Cerithium rubus and Clam Tellina angulata from the Bombay coast
(Coastal Research Foundation, 1992)Metal content was determined in three groups of molluscs - an oyster Saccostrea cucullata, snail Cerithium rubus and clam Tellina angulata from three sites along the Bombay Coast. Seasonal difference in copper content was ... -
Distribution, ecology and polymorphic behaviour of the genus Oxycephalus (Hyperiidea, Oxycephalidae) in the Indian Ocean
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)There have been many controversies on the number of valid, species under Oxycephalus including the studies made from Indian waters. This is the first comprehensive account on the distribution of this genus covering the ... -
Rehabilitation of coastal wetlands of India
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Benthos and substratum characteristics of prawn culture fields in and around the Cochin backwater
(Marine Biological Association of India, 1992)Benthic ecology of certain selected seasonal and perennial prawn fields in the Cochin Backwaters, Kerala, India was studied for understanding the environmental factors controlling the abundance of the major groups of ... -
Deep water marine algal flora of the submerged banks off west coast of India
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)A survey of submerged banks off India viz Cora Divh, Sessostris and Bassas de-Pedro resulted in obtaining information on the rich and diverse marine algal flora from various depths ranging from 18-70 m. A programme of ... -
Cytogenetical studies in Saccostrea cucullata from Goa waters with special reference to chromosomal polymorphism
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Fecundity of the Indian Horse-shoe crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille)
(International Society for Tropical Ecology, 1992)Fecundity in the horse-shoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda ranges from 4217 to 10,982 with an average of 7438. The ova diameter varies between 1.5-2.3 mm with a model value of 1.7 mm. Number of ova per mm carapace length, ... -
New species of Pseudodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the salt pans of the Gulf of Kutch, India and a comment on its speciation
(Cambridge University Press, 1992)A new species of calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus pankajus (family Pseudodiaptomidae) is described from the north-west coast of India. This species inhabits high saline waters of salt pans. It appears to have evolved ... -
Status of mangroves along the countries bordering the Arabian Sea
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Distribution of mangroves in the countries bordering the Arabian Sea, including Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, is reviewed and their present status is discussed. The estimated area of mangrove ... -
Primary production of tropical marine ecosystems
(Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1992)Among tropical marine ecosystems estuaries are one of the highly productive areas and act as a nursery to large number of organisms. The primary production in most of the estuaries is less during the monsoon period. ... -
Diseases of chaetognaths from the Arabian Sea
(Marine Biological Association of India, 1992)Three different diseases, provisionally assigned as spot disease, swell disease and tail rot disease, were observed in chaetognaths Sagitta enflata Grassi and S. bedoti Bernaneck. The first two diseases showed high percentage ... -
Nitrate and sulfate reducers-retrievable number of bacteria and their activities in Indian waters
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Culturable heterotrophic, nitrate reducing and sulfate reducing bacteria (HB, NRB and SRB) were enumerated from 25, 50, 100 and 200 m depths at 15 stations and their potential activities viz. Nitrate reducing (NRA) and ... -
Marine flora of Nicobar group of islands in Anadman Sea
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)The marine flora of 4 islands comprised 66 species of marine algae, 7 of seagrasses, and 10 of mangroves. Maximum number of marine algae (6) and mangroves (9) were reported from Great Nicobar Island, whereas more (7) species ... -
Role of mangroves in brackish water fish culture
(1992)Mangroves is a specialized marine ecosystem consisting of a group of plants growing in muddy, loose and wet soils in tropical and subtropical areas, comprising of shallow, coastal waters, deltas, estuaries or lagoons. ... -
Seasonal variations in the volume of the haemolymph and body weight of the horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller)
(Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1992)The changes in volume of haemolymph of the horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas were more pronounced in females of size above 160 mm with maximum values in size group 241-260 mm. In males, the variations in the volume of ... -
Studies on antagonistic marine streptomycetes
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Sixty nine strains of Streptomyces sp. isolated from the sediments of Andaman and Nicobar islands (Bay of Bengal) were screened for their antagonistic property against a number of test cultures (Vibrio sp., Klebsiella sp., ... -
Culture fishery resources of the tropical marine ecosystems
(Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1992)The exploited marine living resources, through capture fisheries, have their own limitations of resource potential, marine pollution and ever increasing operational cost. A plausible way to fulfil the increasing demand of ... -
Biofoulers on aluminium and stainless steel panels at Vijaydurg harbour, central west coast of India
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Occurrence of cirripede larvae in the water column and their settlement on the panels throughout the year showed that barnacles were the prolonged breeders. Fluctuations in the salinity values appear to have affected the ... -
Zooplankton studies in the south west coast of India
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Zooplankton of the southwest coast of India: abundance, composition, temporal and spatial variability in 1987
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)During early southwest and northeast monsoon periods of 1967, zooplankton standing stocks and abundances were high all along the west coast of India. Swarms of zooplankton were common in the shelf areas resulting in a low ...