1Department of Studies and Research in Marine Biology, Karnataka University, P.G. Centre, Karwar, Kodibag, Karnataka, India
American Journal of Marine Science.
2013,
Vol. 1 No. 1, 33-37
DOI: 10.12691/marine-1-1-6
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Shivanagouda N. Sanagoudra, U. G. Bhat. Species Diversity and Environmental Relationships of Marine Macrobenthic in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat, West Coast of India.
American Journal of Marine Science. 2013; 1(1):33-37. doi: 10.12691/marine-1-1-6.
Correspondence to: Shivanagouda N. Sanagoudra, Department of Studies and Research in Marine Biology, Karnataka University, P.G. Centre, Karwar, Kodibag, Karnataka, India. Email:
Sanagoudra23@gmail.comAbstract
Research work is focused on the taxonomic composition of macrobenthic in three marine water Shelf (Vadinar Shelf, Okha Shelf and Kandla Shelf) Gulf of Kutch Costal water during November 2011 to December 2012. In present investigation 39 species of macrobenthic were to the different groups i.e., Polychaetes, Crustaceans, Nematodes, Mollusca. Observation study period in the Shelf Vadinar, the macrobenthic was composed of nine taxa of Polychaetes, three taxa of Nematodes, three taxa of Crustaceans and three taxa of Mollusca a, while in Kandla Shelf ten taxa of Polychaetes, six taxa of Nematodes, three taxa of Crustaceans, three taxa of Mollusca and in Vadinar Shelf thirteen taxa of Polychaetes, nine taxa of Nematodes, three taxa of Crustaceans and three taxa of Mollusca, were encountered respectively. Comparison of the obtained results with those of earlier investigations occurred during November 2011 to December 2012 showed that changes have occurred in the interval. The total macrobenthic composition is significantly changed in all the three water bodies. Comparison of diversity and density in three Shelf was studied with diversity indices.
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