Benthic macrofaunal assemblage in the arid zone mangroves of gulf of Kachchh - Gujarat

Journal of Ocean University of China

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-309

  Saravanakumar, A ^a   Sesh Serebiah, J ^b   Thivakaran, G A ^b   Rajkumar, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology   (India)

Author keywords

Gulf of Kachchh; Macrofauna; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; GASTROPODA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34547563190     PISSN: 16725182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11802-007-0303-3     Document Type: Article

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