Some ecological aspects and potential threats to an intertidal gastropod, Umbonium vestiarium.

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dc.contributor.authorSivadas, S
dc.contributor.authorIngole, B
dc.contributor.authorSen, A
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-24T05:57:52Z
dc.date.available2013-09-24T05:57:52Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.description.abstractKalbadevi Bay in Ratgnairi has been identified as potential site for placer mining along the west coast of India. Since, U. vestiarium is a keystone species of the region; study on some ecological aspect was carried. The paper also discusses the possible impact of beach sand mining and other threats to this ecologically important gastropod. Seasonal sampling was carried in 2004-2005 at 13 transects by quadrate method. U. vestiarium was restricted to mid and low tide zone of Station 1-3 and 8-10 located at the north and south ends of the beach. Abundance was highest at Station 10 MT (16 to 12488 ind m-2). Based on the size-frequency, it may be considered that U. vestiarium like other tropical fauna recruit during monsoon. Eleven different colour patterns of U. vestiarium were observed. However, average individual size was larger in the samples collected from the north (stn. 1-3) end of the beach. The fastidious nature and sporadic distribution of U. vestiarium make them vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic disturbance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSivadas S, Ingole B, Sen A. Some ecological aspects and potential threats to an intertidal gastropod, Umbonium vestiarium. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2012 Nov; 33(6): 1039-1044.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/148467
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/201211_nov12/paper_10.pdfen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectMining inpacten_US
dc.subjectUmbonium vestiariumen_US
dc.subjectPolymorphismen_US
dc.subjectKalbadevi bayen_US
dc.titleSome ecological aspects and potential threats to an intertidal gastropod, Umbonium vestiarium.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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