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    • 101 questions on corals: Towards awareness 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S. (National Institute of Oceanography, Goa and Administration of the U.T. of Lakshadweep, 2001)
      Coral reefs are among the Nature's marvellous gifts to mankind. Since time immemorial, they have fascinated and provided us with nourishment, protection and pleasure. Yet, for most of us, they are as mysterious as ever. ...
    • Application of Remote Sensing Techniques to study the Distribution of Mangroves along the Estuaries of Goa 

      Untawale, A.G.; Wafar, S.; Jagtap, T.G. (International Scientific Publications, 1982)
      Aerial photographs were used to study the distribution of mangroves in the estuaries of Goa during 1978-79. The total area covered by 7 estuaries in Goa including the major Mandovi - Zuari estuarine complex, is approximately ...
    • Aspects of productivity of mangroves 

      Wafar, S. (M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Madras, India, 1994)
      The term 'mangroves' refers to an assemblage of different flowering plants which can grow in saline brackish water areas like creeks, backwaters, estuaries and deltas. Mangrove forest cover in the tropical area is about ...
    • Coral reef ecosystem 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S. (SAGE, India, 2003)
      Briefly discuss coral reefs in general and the Indian reefs in particular. While the ecology, growth forms and distribution of the reefs are well known and need only be mentioned briefly, the constraints to their sustainability ...
    • Distribution of mangroves along the Gulf of Kuchchh 

      Untawale, A.G.; Wafar, S. (Goa: National Institute of Oceanography, 1988)
    • Flora of Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica 

      Wafar, S.; Untawale, A.G. (1983)
    • Further studies in using mangrove foliage as a prawn feed 

      Sumitra-Vijayaraghavan; Wafar, S. (Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1983)
      Changes in biochemical composition and energy content of foliage of eight mangrove species at various phases of life and during decay were studied. Decomposition resulted in loss of organic contents, carbon and C:N ratio ...
    • Impact of converison of mangrove ecosystem for aquaculture purposes 

      Untawale, A.G.; Wafar, S. (Soc. of Ocean Sci. and Technol., New Delhi, India, 1994)
      Mangroves, one of the highly productive ecosystems are considered as nature's own aquaculture systems because species of marine fishes, molluscs and crustaceans use tham as nursery grounds. Thus the mangrove ecosystem ...
    • Indian Ocean Islands, coastal ecology and geomorphology 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S.; Yennavar, P. (Springer, 2005)
    • Litter fall and energy flux in a mangrove ecosystem 

      Wafar, S.; Untawale, A.G.; Wafar, M.V.M. (Academic Press, 1997)
      Production, elemental composition and In situ decomposition of litter of Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Sonneratia alba and Avicennia offcinalis were studied in a mangrove ecosystem fringing Mandovi-Zuari Estuaries ...
    • Management of coastal vegetation for integrated development 

      Untawale, A.G.; Wafar, S.; Reddy, C.R.K. (New Delhi: Indian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1988)
    • Mangrove ecosystem 

      Wafar, S. (NIO, Goa, 1993)
    • Mangroves 

      Wafar, S. (1989)
    • Mangroves 

      Wafar, S.; Untawale, A.G. (Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 2001)
      The present paper describes the status of the mangrove ecosystem along the Indian Ocean region in terms of climatology and biodiversity. Out of 37 countries surrounded by Indian Ocean, India, Pakistan, countries around ...
    • Nitrification in reef corals 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S.; David, J.J. (American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 1990)
      N-Serve blockage of NH4+ oxidation showed that nitrification in reef corals is quantitatively important. Average NO3- production was 9.4+-6.0 nmol (mg coral tissue N)-1 h-1 (mean +- 1 SE; n = 12), equivalent to 17% of the ...
    • Nitrogen uptake kinetics of freshly isolated zooxanthellae 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S.; Rajkumar, R. (NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1993)
      Zooxanthellae freshly isolated from the coral host Pocillopora damicornis exhibited substrate-saturable uptake kinetics for ammonium, nitrate and urea. Maximum uptake velocity for ammonium [10.1 nmol. ( mu chl-a)./1h/1] ...
    • Nitrogenous nutrients and primary production in a tropical oceanic environment 

      Wafar, M.V.M.; Wafar, S.; Devassy, V.P. (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami, 1986)
      Measurements of the concentrations of nitrogenous nutrients and primary production were made at 10 stations along 8 degrees N and 10 degrees N in the tropical oceanic Lakshadweep waters Inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2 and ...
    • Observations on the foliage production in some mangrove species of Goa 

      Wafar, S. (1985)
      Growth with respect to the shoot height, production of leaves, buds, flowers and fruits in Rhizophora mucronata and Kandelia rheedii of mangroves were studied for a period of thirteen months by tagging method. Growth in ...
    • Role of mangrove swamps in brackishwater fish culture 

      Wafar, S.; Untawale, A.G. (1992)
    • Role of mangroves in brackish water fish culture 

      Wafar, S. (1992)
      Mangroves is a specialized marine ecosystem consisting of a group of plants growing in muddy, loose and wet soils in tropical and subtropical areas, comprising of shallow, coastal waters, deltas, estuaries or lagoons. ...