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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/38289| Title: | Benthic fauna of Kakinada bay and backwaters, east coast of India |
| Authors: | Vijayakumar, R Ansari, Z A Parulekar, A H |
| Issue Date: | Sep-1991 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Quantitative distribution of macro and meiofauna fromKakinada bay and backwaters was studied. Total macrofauna abundance (no.m-2) ranged from 67 to 116 and 94 to 186 in the backwaters and near-shore environment respectively. Polychaetes and crustaceans constituted the bulk of macrofauna in the backwaters while polychaetes and molluscs in the near-shore bottom deposits. Meiofaunal density (no. 10 cm-2) ranged from 346 to 603 and 674 to 1099 in the backwaters and near-shore region respectively. Nematodes, polychaetes, foraminiferans and turbellarians were the major groups constituting the bulk of meiofauna, both in the backwaters and near-shore region. Macrofaunal diversity was higher in the near-shore region. Impoverishment of fauna in the backwaters was related to lowering in salinity and poor oxygenation. |
| Page(s): | 195-199 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.20(3) [September 1991] |
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