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dc.contributor.authorVarshney, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorGovindan, K.
dc.contributor.authorDesai, B.N.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-08T09:57:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:42Z
dc.date.available1995-05-08T09:57:17Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:42Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.identifier.citationMahasagar, vol.14; 1981; 141-148
dc.identifier.issn0542-0938
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6681
dc.description.abstractDistribution of benthos in relation to environmental characteristics has been studied along a stretch of 55 km in the Narmada Estuary. Higher abundance of macro and meio fauna were noticed along the upper and lower reaches of the river respectively. Chaetopods formed the most dominant component of macro fauna, while foraminifera predominated the meiofauna. The mean ratio between macro and meio fauna in terms of population density and biomass (dry wt.) were 1:90 and 1:3 respectively. Sediments were largely muddy in the upper reaches and sandy in the lower reaches with varying proportions of silt clay. The percentage of organic matter. (Av. 0.46%) in sediment was poor. Maximum population density was recorded during the pre-monsoon period. The average benthic biomass was 349 mg/m2 for the entire area
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIndian Association for Limnology and Oceanography
dc.relation.ispartofMahasagar
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNON-SCI
dc.subjectAquatic Communities
dc.subject.otherorganic matter
dc.subject.othersediments
dc.subject.otherbiomass
dc.subject.otherpopulation density
dc.subject.otherratios
dc.subject.othermeiobenthos
dc.subject.otherabundance
dc.subject.otherbrackishwater environment
dc.subject.otherbenthos
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Maharashtra, Narmada Estuary
dc.titleBenthos of the Narmada estuary
dc.typeJournal Article


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