Domestic waste and its impact on production of Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) Weber v. Bosse at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep

Mohamed, Gulshad and Nasser, A K V and Koya, C N Haneefa (1999) Domestic waste and its impact on production of Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) Weber v. Bosse at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep. Seaweed Research and Utilisation, 21 (1 & 2). pp. 73-77.

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Abstract

The present study deals with the impact of domestic waste on Caulerpa recemosa collected from a densely populated village of Minicoy Island. Length of erect foliar portion of C. racemosa collected from the polluted site was only 2.15 cm while at control site it was 6.16 cm. Similarly weight of the plant was also low (0.26 g) when compared to unpolluted site (0.95 g). Length – weight relationship indicated wider variability in the size of the plant at polluted site with lower values. Net primary production values showed 7.2 fold more production at control site than that of polluted site. Environmental parameters such as temperature, salinity, turbidity and nutrients were monitored.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Domestic waste; production; Caulerpa racemosa; Minicoy Island; Lakshadweep
Subjects:	Marine Environment Marine Environment > Marine Pollution Algae > Seaweed
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2010 08:45
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:35
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/5936

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