Response of infaunal macrobenthos to the sediment granulometry in a tropical continental margin-southwest coast of India

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 743-754

  Jayaraj, K A ^a   Sheeba, P ^a   Jacob, Josia ^a   Revichandran, C ^a   Arun, P K ^a   Praseeda, K S ^a   Nisha, P A ^a   Rasheed, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; biomass; continental margin; density; India; macrobenthic community; organic matter; sediment granulometry; southwest coast

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARNIVORE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSIT FEEDER; FILTER FEEDER; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRY; GUILD STRUCTURE; MACROBENTHOS; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE USE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 41549142401     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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