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Table 3.7 (b) Invertebrates Available in the Study Area
S.No. Zoological Name Common Name
Acari
1 Malaconothrus sp. US
2 Scheloribates parvus US
Annelida:
Oligochaeta
3 Drawidia sp. Earthworm US
Arthopoda: Crustacea
4 Macrobrachium assamensis Shrimp US
Arthopoda: Lepidoptera
5 Arneta atkinsoni US
6 Halpe kumara US
7 Matapa druna US
Arthopoda: Insecta
8 Trichptera- Immature US
9 Odonata- Immature US
10 Chironomidae larvae US
Mollosca: Gastropoda
11 Bellamya bendalensis Snail US
12 Brachonus calciflorus US
13 Filinia longiseita US
Zooplankton: Cladocera
14 Sida crystalline US
15 Daphnia carinata US
Zooplankton: Copepoda
16 Heliodiaptomus sp. US
17 Mescocyclops leuckrti US
US- Un-scheduled animals
3.5 METEOROLOGY AT SITE
Schedule
status
District has tropical climate characterized by high rainfall and humidity
generally warm summer and moderately cold winter. A meteorological station
was installed during the months from December 2007 to march 2008 to
record various meteorological parameters to understand the Wind pattern,
Temperature variation, Relative humidity and Rainfall. On-site monitoring was
undertaken for recording of various meteorological variables, viz., wind
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