Infaunal macrobenthic community of soft bottom sediment in a tropical shelf

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 708-718

  Jayaraj, K A ^a   Josia, Jacob ^a   Dinesh Kumar, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Benthos; Community structure; Continental shelf; India

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEPTH; FILTER FEEDER; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC; MONSOON; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

CRUSTACEA; LITTORINA; MACTRA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; PRIONOSPIO PINNATA; TELLINA;

EID: 44649198712     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0790.1     Document Type: Article

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