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dc.contributor.authorVarshney, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorGovindan, K.
dc.contributor.authorDesai, B.N.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-17T10:01:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:32Z
dc.date.available1995-05-17T10:01:03Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:32Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.identifier.citationMahasagar, vol.17(3); 1984; 151-160
dc.identifier.issn0542-0938
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6447
dc.description.abstractQuantitative distribution of meiobenthic faune of Varsova (Bombay, Maharashtra, India) waters was studied at four stations during November, 1979 to December, 1980. The nearshore areas represent a typical polluted environment while stations towards offshore represent relatively unpolluted regions because of their effective dilution and mixing processes. A gradual increase in mean biomass values from nearshore towards offshore was evident. The fauna was constituted mostly by nematodes (52.90%), foraminifera (33.97%), polychaetes (4.05%) and crustaceans (6.15%). Other groups, viz., Radiolaria, Turbellaria, Kinorhyncha, Pycnogonida, Pelecypoda and Gastropoda were occasional inhabitants of the area. During pre-monsoon, higher population density and biomass were obtained from all stations excepting station 2. In monsoon, higher abundance of foraminifera at station 2 contributed to the maximum biomass and population density. Group diversity of meiobenthos gradually increased from nearshore towards offshore. Substratum was clayey-silt generally, except at station 1, where it was almost sandy. At station 1 and 2, a shift in substratum during monsoon was associated with a change in distribution of foraminifera. High values of organic matter were associated with clayey silt bottom
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIndian Association for Limnology and Oceanography
dc.relation.ispartofMahasagar
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNON-SCI
dc.subjectAquatic Pollution
dc.subject.otherseasonal variations
dc.subject.otherbiomass
dc.subject.othercheck lists
dc.subject.otherquantitative distribution
dc.subject.otherpollution
dc.subject.othermeiobenthos
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Maharashtra, Versova
dc.titleMeiobenthos of polluted and unpolluted environments of Versova, Bombay
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Bombay, Maharastra, India


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