Ecology of Interstitial Faunal Assemblage from the Beaches along the Coast of Kerala, India
Joint Authors
Menon, N. R.
Priyalakshmi, Geetha
Source
International Journal of Oceanography
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
History and Geography
Science
Abstract EN
A quantitative and qualitative study of interstitial fauna and environmental variables was carried out on five selected sandy beaches of the west coast of India.
Species of nine interstitial taxa abound the beaches.
Nematodes, harpacticoid copepods, turbellarians, and polychaetes constituted the bulk of the population.
The available energy in the beaches ranged from 0.2245 to 16.08 joules/mg and the grain size varied from 0.93 to 2.88φ.
Organic matter correlated significantly with coarse sand (Pearson correlation r=0.651; P<0.01).
Organic carbon, particle size, and dissolved oxygen determined the abundance and distribution of interstitial fauna as per multivariate BIOENV analysis.
Shannon Wiener H′ diversity index was maximum at Cherai (2.027) and minimum at Sakthikulangara (1.144) beach.
The value of nematode/copepod ratio (N (2A)/C>10) indicated at Sakthikulangara beach validates the increased sensitivity of harpacticoids to environmental stress.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Priyalakshmi, Geetha& Menon, N. R.. 2014. Ecology of Interstitial Faunal Assemblage from the Beaches along the Coast of Kerala, India. International Journal of Oceanography،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Priyalakshmi, Geetha& Menon, N. R.. Ecology of Interstitial Faunal Assemblage from the Beaches along the Coast of Kerala, India. International Journal of Oceanography No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Priyalakshmi, Geetha& Menon, N. R.. Ecology of Interstitial Faunal Assemblage from the Beaches along the Coast of Kerala, India. International Journal of Oceanography. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460334