L - Cochin University of Science and Technology
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Transects Nematodes Copepods Foraminifers M.G.* Total<br />
30m<br />
Off Monnugao 155 0 4 2 161<br />
Off Ratnagiri 135 2 2 5 144<br />
Off Mumbai 600 5 15 0 620<br />
OffVeraval 713 37 12 8 770<br />
OffPorb<strong>and</strong>ar 420 4 12 3 439<br />
Average 405 10 9 4 427<br />
0/0 94.8 2.2 2.1 0.8<br />
50m<br />
Off Monnugao 130 2 3 2 137<br />
Off Ratnagiri 276 4 0 5 285<br />
Off Mumbai 248 3 11 3 265<br />
OffVeraval 137 3 3 10 153<br />
Off Porb<strong>and</strong>ar 86 2 4 3 95<br />
Average 175 3 4 5 187<br />
0/0 93.8 1.5 2.2 2.5<br />
75m<br />
Off Monnugao 154 6 4 13 177<br />
Off Ratnagiri 92 11 3 3 109<br />
Off Mumbai 35 3 3 , 43<br />
OffVeraval 24 12 2 3 41<br />
OffPorb<strong>and</strong>ar 76 3 0 0 79<br />
Average 76 7 2 4 90<br />
0/0 84.9 7.8 2.7 4.7<br />
lOOm<br />
Off Monnugao 118 5 2 3 128<br />
Off Ratnagiri 24 7 4 3 38<br />
Off Mumbai 32 3 4 10 49<br />
OffVeraval 9 36 5 7 57<br />
Off Dwaraka 47 7 0 3 57<br />
Average 46 12 3 5 66<br />
0/0 69.9 17.6 4.6 7.9<br />
150m<br />
Off Ratnagiri 16 0 3 0 19<br />
Off Porb<strong>and</strong>ar 10 0 2 0 12<br />
Off Dwaraka 7 0 0 2 9<br />
Average 11 0 2 1 13<br />
0/0 82.5 0.0 12.5 5.0<br />
Table 12 - Meiobenthic density (NolI 0 cm 2 ) distribution during post-monsoon<br />
(M.G.* - Miscellaneous group)<br />
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