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dc.contributor.authorParulekar, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Z.A.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-05T09:57:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:42Z
dc.date.available1995-05-05T09:57:12Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:42Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.10; 1981; 280-284
dc.identifier.issn0379-5136
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6679
dc.description.abstractMacrobenthic fauna in the depth range 11 to 2150m comprised 22 faunal taxa. Of these, the polychaetes were the most dominant group and contributed 76.8%. Distribution of macrofauna was substrate specific with maximum (410m -2)population on clayey deposits and minimum (266 m -2) in coralline sand areas. Mean standing stock was relatively low (6 gm -2) and varied from 0.3 to 74.4 gm -2. Biomass of infauna was considerably lower than those of the epifauna or onfauna and the production decreased rapidly with increasing depth. Qualitative and quantitative impoverishment of the benthic macrofauna in relation to oceanographic characteristics of the Andaman Sea are discussed.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCSIR-NISCAIR
dc.relation.ispartofIndian J Mar Sci
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectAquatic Communities
dc.subject.otherpopulation number
dc.subject.otherbiogeography
dc.subject.othervertical distribution
dc.subject.otherbiomass
dc.subject.otherbenthos
dc.subject.otherchecklists
dc.subject.otherhyfrozoa
dc.subject.otherporifera
dc.subject.otherISW, Andaman Sea
dc.titleBenthic macrofauna of the Andaman Sea
dc.typeJournal Article


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