BENTHIC FAUNA OF KAKINADA BAY AND BACKWATERS, EAST-COAST OF INDIA

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VIJAYAKUMAR, R
ANSARI, ZA
PARULEKAR, AH
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INDIAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCES | 1991年 / 20卷 / 03期
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P7 [海洋学];
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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.
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