MEBIN- Title
- Habitat preference of sea cucumbers: Holothuria atra and Holothuria edulis in...
- Abstract
Despite their economic importance, the ecology of many sea cucumber species is poorly understood and factors influencing their habitat preferences remain largely unexplained. The distribution and habitat preference of two sea cucumber species; Holothuria atra and Holothuria edulis were studied off the north-west coast of Sri Lanka by underwater visual census in October 2008. The relationships between the density of each species and the habitat variables, such as mean grain size, organic co...
- Publication Date
- July 6, 2017, 4:31 a.m.
- Keywords
- Holothuria atra , Kalpitiya , Holothuria edulis , Sea cucumber , Mannar
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- C ! , M 1 , M 2
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
D.C.T. Dissanayake and G. Stefansson (2012). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92(3): 581-590.
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