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- Anthropogenic Activities Including Pollution and Contamination of Coastal Marine Environment
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1 CSIR -National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, (Goa), IN
1 CSIR -National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, (Goa), IN
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Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health, Vol 14, No 1-2 (2014), Pagination: 71-78Abstract
The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment, infrastructure and the country's natural resources. Today Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization and land degradation are all worsening problem due to environmental contamination Massive changes are reported due to various anthropogenic activities such as changes in temperature regime and radioactive background, discharges of toxic effluents and inflow of nutrients, irretrievable water consumption and damage of aquatic organisms, landing of commercial species, destruction of shoreline and construction of drilling rig. Simultaneous impact of several factors can cause synergistic effects when the consequences can exceed the mere sum of the effects caused by each factor separately. The concept of environmental contamination and its effect is extremely important for analyzing the changes in regional ecology due to anthropogenic activities.Keywords
Anthropogenic Activities, Contamination, Effect, Marine EnvironmentFull Text
- Weight-Length Relationship and Fulton's Condition Factor of the Alligator Pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785) from the Southeast Coast of India
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1 Aquaculture Laboratory, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa 403 004, IN
2 Department of Marine Sciences, Goa University, Goa 403 206, IN
3 Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University, Pudumadam 623 524, IN
1 Aquaculture Laboratory, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa 403 004, IN
2 Department of Marine Sciences, Goa University, Goa 403 206, IN
3 Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University, Pudumadam 623 524, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 08 (2017), Pagination: 1605-1609Abstract
The present study provides information on weight- length relationship (WLR) and Fulton's condition factor (K) of the alligator pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785) sampled from Palk Bay (PB) and Gulf of Mannar (GoM) regions, southeast coast of India. The pooled estimate for the parameter b of the WLR for S. biaculeatus (n = 217) was determined to be 1.75, indicating the negative allometric growth pattern (b < 3). The K values ranged from 0.65 to 1.35 (pooled, 0.84) and from 0.68 to 1.27 (pooled, 0.85) for populations of S. biaculeatus collected from PB (n = 120) and GoM (n = 97) respectively. The results may help address the concerns of conservation of S. biaculeatus in the wake of habitat loss and/or incidental by-catch.Keywords
Allometric Growth Pattern, Condition Factor, Population biology, Syngnathoides Biaculeatus, Weight–Length Relationship.Full Text
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- Status of Coastal Marine Biodiversity of Goa and Challenges for Sustainable Management - An Overview
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1 SPES’s Multi-Faculty College, Dharbandora – 403406, Goa, IN
1 SPES’s Multi-Faculty College, Dharbandora – 403406, Goa, IN
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Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health, Vol 20, No 3&4 (2020), Pagination: 222-231Abstract
Degradation of marine and coastal ecosystem can be seen everywhere and Goa is no exception. Biodiversity provide important services to mankind and needs to be protected. Goa is endowed with varied microhabitats along its 105 long coast line. These habitats are home to diverse forms of life about which little is known. The coastal waters serve as nursery to fishes and other animals which are exploited commercially. The present communication reviews the current status on the taxonomic knowledge of the coastal biodiversity of Goa. The coastal water of Goa abound in flora and fauna. The information on major fauna and flora of Goa is sufficiently available. There is, however, some lacunae in our knowledge on invertebrate subgroups, such as sponges, octocorals, ctenophores, and tunicates and minor phyla. The biodiversity of specialized ecosystems continued to be inadequately known and remains a challenge to specialists from Goa coast. Threat to coastal and marine biodiversity due to climate change and environmental degradation are intensifying with time. The anthropogenic activities are causing damage to pristine coastal ecosystems. The loss of biodiversity will be felt in greater strength by future generation. The present knowledge on coastal biodiversity warrants continued taxonomic research in the least-studied or unknown groups of hot spot areas in the light of existing threats to marine biodiversity. It is suggested that further research on new species occurrences in the least studied groups should be continued to update the data and improve our knowledge. The appropriate measures will be required to protect the rich biodiversity resources of Goa.
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Disturbance, Ecosystem, GoaFull Text
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