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Meiofaunal occurrence in Sudanese and Eritrean red sea shores
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Source
Sudan Journal of Basic Sciences. |n Series : Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 14 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.43-50, 8 p.
Publisher
Sudan Institute for Natural Sciences Publication Unit
Publication Date
2009-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
8
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Abstract EN
Similar sandy and muddy shores from Sudanese (near Port Sudan) and Eritrean (near Massawa) coasts were compared with respect to meiofaunal densities and distribution.
Nematodes were the dominant group on all the shores investigated.
The order of occurrence of the other groups was Copepods, Turbellarians and Annelids.
Gastrotriches’, Ostracism, Foraminifera’s and Radiolarians were also present.
Sandy shores supported the richest population density.
However, Eritrean shores showed greater numbers than the Sudanese shores.
Maximum meiofaunal densities occurred at the time of highest temperatures.
Nematodes showed patchy distribution while Copepods were randomly distributed in the upper layers but contagiously distributed in deeper layers.
The ratio of Nematodes: Copepods which was almost 1 : 1 in both muddy shores, changed slightly in favor of Nematodes at the two sandy shores.
The factors possibly affecting the distribution and abundance of these groups were discussed in the light that Nematodes : Copepods ratio might serve as an index of pollution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Haj, al-Haj Abu Jabir. 2009. Meiofaunal occurrence in Sudanese and Eritrean red sea shores. Sudan Journal of Basic Sciences. |n Series : Biological Sciences،Vol. 6, no. 14, pp.43-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-267891
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Haj, al-Haj Abu Jabir. Meiofaunal occurrence in Sudanese and Eritrean red sea shores. Sudan Journal of Basic Sciences. |n Series : Biological Sciences Vol. 6, no. 14 (Dec. 2009), pp.43-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-267891
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Haj, al-Haj Abu Jabir. Meiofaunal occurrence in Sudanese and Eritrean red sea shores. Sudan Journal of Basic Sciences. |n Series : Biological Sciences. 2009. Vol. 6, no. 14, pp.43-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-267891
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 49-50
Record ID
BIM-267891