DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography: Recent submissions
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Zoosporic fungal parasites of marine biota
(M D Publications, New Delhi, India, 1996)There are four criteria set forth in Koch's postulates which are essential to prove the causal organism of any disease in nature. These are: (1) association of an organism constantly in all the diseased specimens, (2) ... -
Ecosystem characterization in Indian Ocean sector, Antarctica
(Department of Ocean Development, India, 1996)High Chl a) values characterized the surface water (0.445-2.085 mg m sup(-3)) and column (14.63-105.46 mg m sup(-2)). The rate and magnitude pattern of production varied under pack ice influence and also in offshore region. ... -
Studies on the microzooplankton from the central and eastern Arabian Sea
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1996)Numerical abundance and composition of microzooplankton in the upper 200 m were studied from the central and eastern Arabian Sea during three seasons. Protozoans, comprising of ciliates (loricates and aloricates), flagellates ... -
Composition of heteropods in the Arabian Sea
(Department of Ocean Development, New Delhi (India), 1996)Distribution of species of Atlantidae, Carinariidae and Pterotracheidae in the Andaman Nicobar Sea is discussed in this paper based on samples of FORV Sagar Sampada. Oxygrus Keraudreni and Protatlanta souleyeti are reported ... -
Soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Laccadives (SW India), with a re-examination of Sinularia gravis Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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A study on the zooplankton of the Burhabalanga Estuary, Orissa Coast
(Indian National Science Academy, 1996)Annual variations in the zooplankton biomass and composition during 1991-92 were studied from the inshore, mouth and upstream regions of the Burhabalanga Estuary located in the Orissa Coast (India). Zooplankton biomass was ... -
Subtidal marine algae of the Dwaraka Coast (Gujarat)
(NISCAIR, CSIR, 1996)A total of 35 marine algal species were recorded during a survey of the subtidal flora of Dwaraka, Gujrat, India. Maximum number of species were found at 5-8 m depth. Red algal species were dominant (20), followed by green ... -
Restoration of mangroves along the central west coast of India
(International Tropical Timber Org., Okinawa, Japan, 1996)The area of Indian mangroves has been estimated, with the help of remote sensing techniques, to be approximately 700,000 ha. It has been observed that at several places mangroves are degrading mainly due to deforestation ... -
Biological investigations of Indian phaeophyceae. 15, effect of antibacterial substance extracted from Sargassum johnstionii Setchell et Gardner collected from Okha, west coast of India on the growth of bacteria
(Seaweed Research and Utilization Association, 1996)Cruide either extract and two fractions from the lipid namely fraction A (unsaponifiable) and fraction B (saponifiable) were obtained from a dry sample of Sargassum johnstionii. From these extracts different concentrations ... -
Lack of seasonal and geographic variation in mesozooplankton biomass in the Arabian Sea and its structure in the mixed layer
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1996)Mesozooplankton standing stock, abundance and composition were studied during three seasons (summer, winter and inter-monsoon) from coastal and open ocean waters of the central and eastern Arabian Sea in 1994-95. Concentrations ... -
Marine prawn fishery of India - Its problems and prospects
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Prospects of Artemia culture in the coastal zone
(Omega Scientific, New Delhi, India, 1996)The importance of the brine shrimp Artemia as live feed in shrimp hatcheries has been pointed out. The paper deals with the resource potential and status of cyst production in India. There is a need for setting up a Pilot ... -
Biological investigations of Indian phaeophyceae 16. Antibacterial acitivity of phenolic substances, extracted from Sargassum johnstonii Setchell et Gardner collected from Okha, west coast of India
(Seaweed Research and Utilization Association, 1996)Free and hydrolysed phenolic substances were extracted from a dry sample of Sargassum johnstonii using 80% methanol and tested for their antibacterial activity by agar diffusion method. The growth of two gram-positive ... -
Phytoplankton production and chlorophyll distribution in the eastarn and central Arabian Sea in 1994-1995
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1996)Measurements of primary production, chlorophyll a, particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) were carried out during the inter-monsoon winter monsoon and summer monsoon seasons of 1994-95 in the central and eastern ... -
Morphology, taxonomy and ecology of Thraustochytrids and Labyrinthulids, the marine counterparts of zoosporic fungi
(M D Publications, New Delhi, India, 1996)The most common zoosporic fungi, or to use a compromising, term which seems right according to the current perspective, the fungi-like protists, in the marine environment are the thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids. According ... -
Zooplankton standing stock, community structure and diversity in the northern Arabian Sea
(Department of Ocean Development, New Delhi, India, 1996)The effects of large scale oil spill, which occurred during the Gulf War in 1991 on zooplankton standing stock, community structure and diversity in the northern Arabian Sea were studied. Surface (1-0 m) and vertical ... -
Occurrence and distribution of soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(Bombay Natural History Society, 1996)Occurrence and new distributional records for 26 species of Alcyonaceans are given. These include 12 species of Sinularia, 6 of Lobophytum, 6 of Sarcophytum, one of Cladiella and one of Nephthea. Their ecological information ... -
Ammonium sulphate induced stress related alterations in the respiratory epithelium of the airbreathing organ of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)
(Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1996)In this paper, histopathological changes in the inner lining of the accessory respiratory organ of Heteropneustes fossilis following exposure to sublethal concentration (0.2 gl sup(-1)) of ammonium sulphate (3 mg l sup(-1) ... -
Ecobiological studies of the freshwater lakes at Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica
(Department of Ocean Development, India, 1996)Ecological studies of the freshwater lakes at the Schirmacher Oasis have been reported. Physical variables such as atmospheric temperature, solar radiation, winds, etc. showed that the environment at Schirmacher Oasis is ...

