Abundance of macrobenthos in the outer channel area of Chilika lagoon in the east coast of India was studied during Monsoon season of 2007 & 2008. In total 27 species of macrobenthic organisms were collected during the study period season. Crustacea was emerged as the most dominate group representing 9 species followed by polychaetes with 8 species while 5 species belonged to bivalvia and 3 spe...

As part of the Microbent-PNEC Program: ‘‘Biogeochemical processes at the wateresediment interface in eutrophicated environment’’, the aim of this work was to specifically investigate and quantify the relationships between macrobenthos and sediment reworking in the Thau Lagoon in order to provide information on the potential contaminant distribution and movements at the wateresediment interface....

In many European estuaries, extensive areas of intertidal habitats consist of bare mudflats and sandflats that harbour a very high abundance and biomass of macrobenthic invertebrates. The high stocks of macrobenthos in turn provide important food sources for the higher trophic levels such as fish and shorebirds. Climate change and associated sea-level rise will have potential to cause changes i...

Benthic communities form an important component of the marine food chain. Their occurrence also provides information on the health of the ecosystem. A study was carried out to understand the distribution and abundance of macrobenthos along with sediment characteristics and physicochemical parameters in Visakhapatnam harbour, a major port along the east coast of India. In all 84 macrobenthic tax...

Spartina alterniflora has extensively invaded the coastline of China, including in Maoyan Island Zhejiang Province. Ecological restoration been conducted using non-native mangrove Kandelia obovata to replace S. an attempt restore impacted intertidal zones. To illustrate ecological effectiveness projects, macrobenthos communities were studied among different habitats within restored areas, one n...

Although macrobenthic assemblages are considered as major players in many ecosystems around the world, the ecology of Caspian Sea macrobenthos is currently understudied. This study describes the species composition and quantitative distribution of macrobenthos in the southern Caspian Sea and relates the distribution to seasonal changes at three depths (1, 5 and 10 meters) on the Boojagh Marine ...

The conservation of mangrove forests has become an important international policy priority in recent decades, and is mirrored by a large increase research interest. Multiple disciplines now use mangroves as study system, from molecular biology to social science. variety conducted exemplified the Mangrove Macrobenthos & Management (MMM) conference series, world's largest gathering researchers pr...