MEBIN- Title
- MB-00001: Diversity of macrobenthic community in the Negombo estuary, Sri Lan...
- Abstract
Benthic animals are generally considered to be good indicators of environmental conditions of aquatic ecosystems. The present study was undertaken to study the spatial variation of macrobenthic community in Negombo estuary (7° 6' - 7° 12' N; 79° 49' - 79° 53' E), which is subjected to a variety of anthropogenic activities. Benthic samples were obtained from 25 randomly selected sites in Negombo estuary in March 2003 and the macrobenthos were separated by wet sieving and ide...
- Publication Date
- May 17, 2018, 11:05 p.m.
- Keywords
- Branchiocapitella singularis , Neanthes negomboensis , Pectinaria panava , Nereis burmensis , Namalycastis indica , Cirolanid sp , Ampeliscid sp , Eunice sp , Penaeus sp , Sphaerodorid sp , Terebralia palustris , Syllid sp , Nephtys sp , Sabellariid sp , Potamilla leptochaeta , Nereidid sp , Nephtyidae sp , Errantia sp , Scolelepis indica , community , Aorid sp , Gammarid sp , Meretrix casta , Spionid sp , Harmothoe ampullifera , Goniadid sp , Pilargidiid sp , Nereis chilkaensis , Nerine cirratulus , Heteromastus similis , Heterospionid sp , Cerithidea cingulata , Lumbrinerid sp , Caridina sp , macrobenthic , Pareurythoe pitipanaensis , Eupagurus sp , Tylonereis bogoyawlenskyi
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne, Diversity of macrobenthic community in the Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka with special reference to environmental con...
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