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dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Z.A.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-09T07:51:51Z
dc.date.available2009-01-09T07:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.citationMarine Georesources and Geotechnology, Vol.18; 201-207p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1630
dc.description.abstractDuring the first stage of the project work on the Indian Deep-Sea Environment Experiment (INDEX), the abundance and distribution of deep-sea benthos were surveyed in the Central Indian Basin for the collection of baseline data. The deep-sea community of the sediment was characterized by a moderately high standing crop and diverse fauna. The macrofaunal component was dominated by polychaetes (100% prevalence) and peracarid crustaceans, whereas the meiofauna was dominated by nematodes and harpacticoid copepods. The results of this study conform to the general distribution reported elsewhere. The macrofaunal abundance showed an inverse relation to the abundance of polymetallic nodules. However, the relation between meiofaunal vertical distribution and the vertical profile of the total organic matter and total labile matter was positive
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rightsCopyright [2000]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectbenthos
dc.subjectabundance
dc.subjectdeep water
dc.subjectvertical distribution
dc.subjectbaseline studies
dc.subjectferromanganese nodules
dc.subjectdeep-sea mining
dc.subjectsite selection
dc.titleDistribution of deep-sea benthos in the proposed mining area of Central Indian Basin
dc.typeJournal Article


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