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dc.contributor.authorPaulinose, V.T.
dc.contributor.authorBalasubramanian, T.
dc.contributor.authorAravindakshan, P.N.
dc.contributor.authorMenon, P.G.
dc.contributor.authorKutty, M.K.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-08T09:57:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:45Z
dc.date.available1995-05-08T09:57:15Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:45Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.identifier.citationMahasagar, vol.14; 1981; 123-133
dc.identifier.issn0542-0938
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6753
dc.description.abstractPrawn population of a large perennial tidal pond and three other connected smaller ponds in the Cochin backwaters were studied in relation to the environment occurring in these ponds. While the large pond afforded a more stable environment greater human influence in the smaller shallower ponds made their environment more fluctuating and less conductive for the growth of prawns although nutrient and primary productivity levels were generally high in these ponds. All the ponds were rich in oxygen and nutrients especially phosphorus. Primary production during the premonsoon months was considerably lower than during the monsoon months, chlorophyll a values often being less than 20 mu g/l whereas the monsoon values were as high as 300 mu g/l in Pond 2. The monthly growth of Penaeus indicus in cages ranged from 19.0-30.4 mm during the January-February period but it decreased considerably during the second month. Smaller ponds being shallow with about 2 m depth at the deepest portion, high temperature and salinity during premonsoon months seem to have directly affected the growth. Probably, the growth was also indirectly affected by temperature particularly in Pond II by promoting decomposition of rich organic matter leading to reducing conditions
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIndian Association for Limnology and Oceanography
dc.relation.ispartofMahasagar
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNON-SCI
dc.subjectAquaculture
dc.subject.otherorganic matter
dc.subject.otherdegradation
dc.subject.othersalinity
dc.subject.othertemperature
dc.subject.otherchlorophylls
dc.subject.otherphosphorus
dc.subject.othernutrients (mineral)
dc.subject.otheroxygen
dc.subject.otherprimary production
dc.subject.othergrowth
dc.subject.otherenvironments
dc.subject.otherpopulation dynamics
dc.subject.othercrustacean culture
dc.subject.otherPenaeus indicus
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Kerala, Cochin Backwaters
dc.titleSome Aspects of Prawn Ecology in Cochin Backwaters
dc.typeJournal Article


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