A Study of Infaunal Abundance, Diversity and Distribution in Chettuva Mangrove, Kerala, India

Rukhsana Kokkadan; Resha Neznin; Praseeja Cheruparambath; Jerisa Cabilao; Salma Albouchi; Rukhsana Kokkadan; Resha Neznin; Praseeja Cheruparambath; Jerisa Cabilao; Salma Albouchi

doi:10.3934/environsci.2023005

AIMS Environmental Science

2023, Volume 10, Issue 1: 82-92. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2023005

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A Study of Infaunal Abundance, Diversity and Distribution in Chettuva Mangrove, Kerala, India

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Nautica Environmental Associates LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Zoology, SN College, Alathur, Kerala, India

Received: 15 June 2022 Revised: 01 November 2022 Accepted: 02 November 2022 Published: 03 January 2023

This study investigates an account on the diversity and abundance of benthic infauna of Chettuva mangrove in Kerala. Marine benthic infaunal species are an important factor in marine ecosystems and play a chief ecological function in the mangrove ecosystem. This research article gives an overview of infaunal diversity associated with eight sites of Chettuva mangrove. The present study revealed that infaunal species are significantly moderate within this mangrove ecosystem.
- Polychaetes,
- infauna,
- mangrove,
- population density,
- statistical analysis
Citation: Rukhsana Kokkadan, Resha Neznin, Praseeja Cheruparambath, Jerisa Cabilao, Salma Albouchi. A Study of Infaunal Abundance, Diversity and Distribution in Chettuva Mangrove, Kerala, India[J]. AIMS Environmental Science, 2023, 10(1): 82-92. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2023005

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This study investigates an account on the diversity and abundance of benthic infauna of Chettuva mangrove in Kerala. Marine benthic infaunal species are an important factor in marine ecosystems and play a chief ecological function in the mangrove ecosystem. This research article gives an overview of infaunal diversity associated with eight sites of Chettuva mangrove. The present study revealed that infaunal species are significantly moderate within this mangrove ecosystem.

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