Fish and shell fish fauna of the retting and nonretting zones of the Kadinamkulam kayal, Kerala
Retting of coconut husk is one of the major problems of pollution in the estuaries (kayals) of Kerala. Retting activity has resulted in the mass destruction of the flora and fauna and has converted sizeable sections of the kayal into virtual cesspools of foul smelling stagnant waters. Levels of hydrogen sulphide, phosphate and BOD, increased while dissolved oxygen and fish and shellfish fauna decreased in the ambient waters. In the Kadinamkulam kayal a total of 37 species of fishes belonging to 26 families, 5 species of prawn and 2 species each of crabs and molluscs were recorded from the no retting zone, whereas only 20 species of fish in dead condition were collected from the rating zone. Prawns, crabs and molluscs were absent at the vetting zone. Majority of the fish fauna in the kayal were marine forms.
Main Authors: | Bijoy Nandan, S., Abdul Azis, P.K. |
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1993
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Subjects: | Biology, marine fishes, estuaries, microbial contamination, Kadinamkulam, Kerala, India, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32164 |
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