Environmental influences on the species diversity, biomass and population density of soft bottom macrofauna in the estuarine system of Goa, west coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-193

  Harkantra, Sadanand N ^a   Rodrigues, Nimi R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Goa; Linear regression model; Mandovi estury; Population density; Soft bottom macrofauna; Species diversity; Zuari estuary

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 41549102366     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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