Spatial and temporal variability in the vertical distribution of gastropods on the rocky shores along the east coast of South Andaman Island, India

Evaluation of Site Suitability for Artificial Reefs Deployment in Southeast Coast of India Using Geographical Information System as a Management Tool

“…We observed a total of 81 taxa of benthic fauna represented by a wide range of taxonomic groups namely Polychaeta, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Ostracoda, Nematoda, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Echinoidea, Nemertea, and Cephalochordata (Pandey et al, 2022). The substratum heterogeneity and habitat complexity lead to higher diversity and abundance of the benthic community, which in turn supports the ecosystem formation around the ARs (Pandey et al, 2018;Pandey and Ganesh, 2019). The taxa and density of benthos varied from 15 to 45 and 1,131-3,666 ind/m 2 , respectively.…”

Diversity and Functional Patterns of Benthic Amphipods in the Coralline Intertidal Zones of a Marine National Park, India

“…Thus, the species Apohyale prevostii, Cyproidea ornata, Idunella chilkensis, Megaluropus agilis, Metaphoxus simplex, Paradeutella bidentata, Parelasmopus suensis, and Perionotus alaniphilas were observed only at LW, Ampelisca eschrichtii, Ampelisca gibba, Paracaprella sp., Peramphithoe sp., and Photis reinhardii at MW and Monoculodes sp., Parhyale hawaiensis, and Urothoe brevicornis were observed only at HW demonstrating sharp zone specific distributions. Studies have attributed such species distributional patterns at different intertidal zones to diverse physiological requirements in relation to physical stress and various biological relationships (Underwood, 1981;Araújo et al, 2005;Pandey and Thiruchitrambalam, 2018).…”

“…Intertidal habitats are dynamic marine environments present at the interface of sea and land and encompass numerous environmental gradients (Underwood, 2000;Pandey and Thiruchitrambalam, 2018). Horizontal variation in floral and faunal composition in intertidal habitats is determined by a combination of biotic interactions, abiotic factors, dispersal processes, and priority effects (i.e., competitive dominance given by early colonization) (Catalán et al, 2020).…”

Seasonal variability and its impact on the sub-tidal macrobenthic fauna of Diu Island, north-eastern Arabian Sea: A multivariate approach

“…Studies relating the environmental parameters and macrobenthos has received global (Bolam et al, 2008;Shumchenia and King, 2010;Cisneros et al, 2011;Dutertre et al, 2013) as well as regional attention in India (Sivadas et al, 2012;Equbal et al, 2018;Pandey and Ganesh, 2019a;Pandey and Ganesh, 2019b;Rehitha et al, 2019). However, the sub-tidal macrobenthic community dynamics concerning environmental drivers are limited, particularly for Diu Island.…”