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dc.contributor.authorRathod, V.
dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Z.A.
dc.contributor.authorParulekar, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-12T10:17:00Z
dc.date.available2009-05-12T10:17:00Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.20; 195-199p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3190
dc.description.abstractQuantitative distribution of macro and meiofauna from Kakinada Bay and backwaters was studied. Total macrofauna abundance (no.m/2) ranged from 67 to 116 and 94 to 186 in the backwaters and near-shore environment respectively. Polychaetes and crustaceans constituted the bulk of macrofauna in the backwaters while polychaetes and molluscs in the near-shore bottom deposits. Meiofaunal density (no. 10 cm/2) ranged from 346 to 603 and 674 to 1099 in the backwaters and near-shore region respectively. Nematodes, polychaetes, foraminifera and turbellarians were the major groups constituting the bulk of meiofauna, both in the backwaters and near-shore region. Macrofaunal diversity was higher in the near-shore region. Impoverishment of fauna in the backwaters was related to lowering in salinity and poor oxygenation.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNISCAIR, New Delhi
dc.rightsCopyright [1991]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.titleBenthic fauna of Kakinada bay and backwaters, east coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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