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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/37676| Title: | Littoral meiofauna of Bhitarkanika mangroves of river Mahanadi system, east coast of India |
| Authors: | Sarma, A L N Wilsanand, V |
| Issue Date: | Dec-1994 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Meiofaunal investigations of Bhitarkanika mangrove sediments revealed the presence of 11 major faunal taxa, of which nematodes were the dominant. Higher densities (no.1 m(-2)) of meiofauna were observed in low water mark (143.68 cm(-2)) and mid water mark (119.2 cm(-2)) at 0-5 cm depth. A positive correlation between meiofaunal densisties and median sorted sediments with high organic matter was observed. Harpacticoid copepod density (28.74 cm(-2)) was found to be 2 times higher than that reported for salt marsh. However, nematodes (108.78 cm(-2)) showed lower densities than those reported for other estuarine habitats. |
| Page(s): | 221-224 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.23(4) [December 1994] |
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