Population fluctuation and vertical distribution of meiofauna in a tropical mudflat at Mandovi estuary, west coast of India

dc.contributor.author	Ansari, A.
dc.contributor.author	Rivonker, C.U.
dc.contributor.author	Sangodkar, U.M.X.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T07:35:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T07:35:17Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Marine Sciences. 30(4); 2001; 237-245.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4627
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/1298
dc.description.abstract	A study was conducted to observe the meiofaunal community structure and its temporal and spatial fluctuation and a profile of vertical distribution of a mudflat in relation to sediment temperature, grain size, organic carbon and sedimentary chlorophyll-a. The sampling was carried out for three seasons viz. Pre-monsoon (summer), monsoon and post-monsoon. The faunal density (no/10 cm2) ranged between 945-2063/10 cm2 and 704-1549/10 cm2 at stations 1 and 2 respectively. The fauna was dominated by nematodes, turbellarians and harpacticoid copepods. The fauna fluctuated seasonally. A vertical zonation in the distribution of fauna was significantly correlated with interstitial water, chlorophyll a and sediment organic carbon. It is suggested that meiofauna in mudflats serve as food for the higher trophic levels.
dc.publisher	NISCAIR	en_US
dc.subject	Marine Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Population fluctuation and vertical distribution of meiofauna in a tropical mudflat at Mandovi estuary, west coast of India	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US
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