A comparative study of macrobenthic community from harbours along the central west coast of India.

摘要: Harbours are heavily stressed coastal habitats characterised by high concentration of contaminant and low diversity benthic community. The west coast India harbours most the major compared to east coast. Very few studies have macrobenthic community between different Indian harbours. present study was therefore conducted in three important harbour (Ratnagiri, Goa, Karwar) along central India. paper discusses health status diagnosed using various biotic indices. Sediment samples were collected van Veen grab (0.11 m2) on board CRV Sagar Sukti. A total 55 taxa identified numerically dominated polychaete. Biomass (0.14–145.7 g m–2) made largely echiurans (>80%). Overall, polychaete diversity. Opportunistic P.pinnata, Notomastus sp. Mediomastus sp., responding increased harbour. Biotic indices (Polychaete:Amphipod ratio, ABC curve geometric class abundance) dominance opportunistic species indicate that, under stress from anthropogenic activities.