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- Title
Comprehensive Analysis of Fish Assemblages in Relation to Seasonal Environmental Variables in an Estuarine River of Indian Sundarbans.
- Authors
Mukherjee, Sudeshna; Chaudhuri, Atreyee; Kundu, Niloy; Mitra, Sruti; Homechaudhuri, Sumit
- Abstract
Fish distribution in relation to environmental variables was investigated in the Matla River of Sundarban estuarine system. A total of 64 brackish water species belonging to 38 families showing tropical and subtropical affinities were obtained upon monthly sampling of 1 year. The most abundant species were Harpadon nehereus, Gudusia chapra, Coilia neglecta, Coilia ramcarati and Liza parsia. Fish assemblages showed significant seasonal variation as was revealed from MANOVA. MDS ordination plot based on similarity in the fish assemblages revealed that premonsoonal season was distinguishable from the monsoonal and postmonsoonal seasons. Notable differences were also evident between monsoon and postmonsoon. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that salinity, acidity, inorganic phosphate concentration and dissolved oxygen were the most important environmental variables in determining the observed variation in fish assemblages. Seasonal succession of fish populations may be related to differences in life cycle and adaptation to prevalent ecological conditions. The study therefore suggests that environmental variations in terms of changing salinity and dissolved oxygen have significant influence in structuring estuarine piscine community in this region.
- Subjects
SUNDARBANS (Bangladesh &; India); INDIA; GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes; ARCHAEOLOGICAL assemblages; CLIMATE change; SPECIES diversity; BOMBAY duck (Fish); DISSOLVED oxygen in water; ESTUARINE ecology
- Publication
Estuaries & Coasts, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 1, p192
- ISSN
1559-2723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12237-012-9558-z