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dc.contributor.authorHarkantra, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorParulekar, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned1995-06-14T10:01:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T01:27:30Z
dc.date.available1995-06-14T10:01:30Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T01:27:30Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.16(1); 1987; 57-59
dc.identifier.issn0379-5136
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6936
dc.description.abstractMacro-invertebrate benthic fauna off Cochin mainly composed of polychaeta (82.45%), crustacea (7.62%), mollusca (5.92%), sipuncula (2.25%), nemertinea (0.96%) and echinodermata (0.80%). The maximum population density and biomass values were 304 plus or minus 25 m-2 and 2.37 plus or minus 0.32 g.m.-2 respectively. The fauna were relatively rich in medium size particles than the finer particles. The population density and biomass decreased with increase in depth. It seems that depth, sediment characteristics, dissolved oxygen and availability of food are important factors in the distribution and abundance of sediment dwelling macro-fauna in the sub-littoral region off Cochin
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCSIR-NISCAIR
dc.relation.ispartofIndian J Mar Sci
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectAquatic Communities
dc.subject.othervertical distribution
dc.subject.othercheck lists
dc.subject.otherbiomass
dc.subject.otherbenthos
dc.subject.otherpopulation density
dc.subject.otherMollusca
dc.subject.otherCrustacea
dc.subject.otherPolychaeta
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Kerala, Cochin
dc.titleBenthos off Cochin, Southwest coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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