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MB-00016: Assemblages of macro-invertebrates in the Negombo estuarine ecosystem in relation to the locations of drainage outlets

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MB-00016: Assemblages of macro-invertebrates in the Negombo estuarine ecosyst...
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Estuarine ecosystems have long been subjected to industrialization and urbanization. It is only recently that the biological functioning of those ecosystems has been studied in relation to anthropogenic threats. The present study was carried out to determine the distribution of macro benthos in Negombo estuary (7o6' - 7o12'N; 79049' - 79053' E), in relation to the drainage outlets of land based activities. Benthic samples were obtained from eight sampling sites subject to p...

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Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
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D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka, S.C. Jayamanne and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne, Assemblages of macro-invertebrates in the Negombo estuarine ecosystem in relation to the location...

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