Environmental Gradient Favours Functionally Diverse Macrobenthic Community in a Placer Rich Tropical Bay

The present paper examines the functional diversity-environment relation in a placer rich tropical bay. Understanding the environmental variables that determine the biodiversity pattern will help in the effective conservation plans of coastal habitat. However, few studies have been carried out on th...

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Main Authors: S. K. Sivadas, B. S. Ingole, C. E. G. Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/750580