DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography: Recent submissions
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Influence of pollution of boron chlorinity ratio
(Society of Biosciences, Muzaffarnagar, India, 1992)Presence of boron in domestic wastewater has resulted in high B/CI ratio at some locations in the coastal water around Bombay. A widest range (0.215-0.281) of B/CI was observed at a location with high influence of wastewater ... -
Petroleum hydrocarbons in some ports along the west coast of India
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Boron chemistry in relation to its variations in eastern Arabian Sea
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Boron varied from 3.96 to 5.3 mg.kg-1 in the coastal and from 3 to 4.74 mg.kg-1 in the offshore waters. B/Cl showed a wide variation from 0.202 to 0.269 in the coastal region while significantly low ratios (0.2) to as high ... -
Status of heavy mineral investigation off Konkan coast
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Water masses and property distribution in the EEZ of Mauritius
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Water masses and their properties have been studied in the Mauritian during September-October, 1987. Surface water is characterizEd. by two water masses: 1) a warm (temp. 27 degrees C) and relatively saline water (salinity ... -
Field culture of American strain of Artemia in India
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Pilot scale culture of Artemia was carried out in a 0.22 ha condenser unit of salt pans. Pond was fertilized with inorganic salts. The nauplii of San Francisco Bay, USA strain were inoculated. Within a period of 5 months ... -
Biochemical composition of zooplankton of Bombay High (oil platform) area in the Arabian Sea
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Variations in the biochemical constituents and calorific values of zooplankton from an off-shore oil processing platform were estimated. Mean value of biomass was 0.35 ml.m/3 with relatively higher values during post-monsoon ... -
Unusual thickening of collarette in Sagitta bedoti (Chaetognatha) from the polluted environments of Bombay coast
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Sangitta bedoti dominated the chaetognath fauna of the nearshore waters of Bombay. S. bedoti from the polluted creek environments developed an unusually bulky collarette which extended from the neck to the seminal vesicles. ... -
Rhopalophthalmus constrictus sp. nov. and Australomysis reubeni sp. nov. (Crustacea-Mysidacea) from south-west Australian waters
(Cambridge University Press, 1992)Two new species of mysids are described, Rhopalophthalmus constrictus sp. nov. is in having a well-produced triangular rostral plate, pleural plates on the anterior five abdominal somites and prominent constriction at the ... -
Bacterial contamination of mussels at Mahe estuary, Malabar coast
(Society of Fishery Technologists (India), 1992)Mussel samples from the mussel bed and near-by market, beach sand, sediment and water from the Mahe Estuary, Kerala, India were analysed for the bacterial quality. Indicator bacteria such as Escherichia coli and faecal ... -
Uptake and bioconcentration of copper and zinc by the molluscs Saccostrea cucullata (Born) and Cerithium rubus (Desh) from the coastal waters of Bombay
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1992)Rate of uptake increased linearly during the initial period of 20-30 days. Compared to the gastropod, the rate of uptake in oyster was 2.2 and 9.4 times more respectively for Cu and Zn. In oysters collected from a polluted ... -
Bio-accumulation of copper, zinc, iron and manganese in oyster Saccostrea cucullata, Snail Cerithium rubus and Clam Tellina angulata from the Bombay coast
(Coastal Research Foundation, 1992)Metal content was determined in three groups of molluscs - an oyster Saccostrea cucullata, snail Cerithium rubus and clam Tellina angulata from three sites along the Bombay Coast. Seasonal difference in copper content was ... -
Distribution, ecology and polymorphic behaviour of the genus Oxycephalus (Hyperiidea, Oxycephalidae) in the Indian Ocean
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)There have been many controversies on the number of valid, species under Oxycephalus including the studies made from Indian waters. This is the first comprehensive account on the distribution of this genus covering the ... -
Rehabilitation of coastal wetlands of India
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Benthos and substratum characteristics of prawn culture fields in and around the Cochin backwater
(Marine Biological Association of India, 1992)Benthic ecology of certain selected seasonal and perennial prawn fields in the Cochin Backwaters, Kerala, India was studied for understanding the environmental factors controlling the abundance of the major groups of ... -
Deep water marine algal flora of the submerged banks off west coast of India
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)A survey of submerged banks off India viz Cora Divh, Sessostris and Bassas de-Pedro resulted in obtaining information on the rich and diverse marine algal flora from various depths ranging from 18-70 m. A programme of ... -
Cytogenetical studies in Saccostrea cucullata from Goa waters with special reference to chromosomal polymorphism
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Fecundity of the Indian Horse-shoe crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille)
(International Society for Tropical Ecology, 1992)Fecundity in the horse-shoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda ranges from 4217 to 10,982 with an average of 7438. The ova diameter varies between 1.5-2.3 mm with a model value of 1.7 mm. Number of ova per mm carapace length, ... -
New species of Pseudodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the salt pans of the Gulf of Kutch, India and a comment on its speciation
(Cambridge University Press, 1992)A new species of calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus pankajus (family Pseudodiaptomidae) is described from the north-west coast of India. This species inhabits high saline waters of salt pans. It appears to have evolved ... -
Status of mangroves along the countries bordering the Arabian Sea
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1992)Distribution of mangroves in the countries bordering the Arabian Sea, including Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, is reviewed and their present status is discussed. The estimated area of mangrove ...

