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dc.contributor.authorMulik, J.
dc.contributor.authorSukumaran, S.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, T.
dc.contributor.authorVijapure, T.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T09:24:57Z
dc.date.available2017-07-15
dc.date.available2018-10-23T09:24:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.120(1-2); 2017; 192-202
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2017.05.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7831
dc.description.abstractEcostatus of Ulhas estuary, one of the most polluted estuaries along the industrialized and urbanized northwest coast of India, was evaluated by six widely accepted benthic indices viz. H?(log2), AMBI, M-AMBI, BENTIX, BOPA and BO2A to test their efficiency in a tropical setting. The mesohaline zone, which presented eutrophic conditions, was classified as �bad� by all indices due to the azoic status. Despite significant correlations obtained between indices, there were discrepancies in the accurate level of EcoQS assigned to each station. AMBI was observed to be most efficient in indicating a clear spatial variability from a �poor� to �bad� ecological quality status in the middle and upstream zones to an improved status in the downstream region. Limitations of all indices are discussed in light of their suitability for assessing the estuarine environmental condition. The present results could provide a fillip to environmental improvement initiatives currently being undertaken in the estuary.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofMar Pollut Bull
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.titleComparative efficacy of benthic biotic indices in assessing the Ecological Quality Status (EcoQS) of the stressed Ulhas estuary, India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, Maharastra, India


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