Volume : II, Issue : II, February - 2013

Biodiversity of Punnakayal Mangroves, SE coast, India

Vinoth S. Ravindran, S. Rajesh,

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From the biodiversity study it is evident that the Punnakayal estuarine waters and the mangrove area are an abode for a rich diversity of benthic species such as molluscs and crustaceans. They are also a nursery ground for juvenile fishes, crabs, shrimps and lobsters. Biological assemblages viz., Mangrove vegetation, Zoo’ & Phytoplankton, Macroalgae, Eggs & larvae, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Fish and Avifauna were also found to be abundant. In the present survey 17 species of phytoplankton belonging to 13 genera, 6 species of seaweeds belonging to 5 genera, 6 species of salt marsh plants belonging to 4 genera, 4 species of mangroves belonging to 3 genera, 12 species of zooplankton belonging to 10 genera, 4 species of crabs belonging to 2 genera, 3 species of shrimps belonging to 1 genus, 8 species of gastropods belonging to 8 genera and 2 species of bivalves belonging to 1 genus were recorded. Juveniles of crabs, shrimps, mollusks and fishes were present in abundance.

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Vinoth S. Ravindran,S. Rajesh, Biodiversity of Punnakayal Mangroves, SE coast, India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.II February 2013

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