Title of article :
Population dynamics of Donax faba (Family: Donacidae)in the coastal waters of Padukere, Karnataka (India)
Author/Authors :
Tenjing S.Y. نويسنده Department of Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, Karnataka,India 2-Conservation of Coastal and Marine Resources Division, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract :
Macrobenthic organisms that live in constantly disturbed high-energy sandy substrata, have evolved specific morphological and equally important behavioural features for them to flourish (Ansell and Trevallion, 1969). Species of the tropical mollusc family Donacidae, are well known to exploit the swash and the backwash to keep within the zone of breaking waves in order to feed on the sparse nutrients held briefly in suspension by them (Ansell, 1981). These filter-feeding clams inhabit sandy beaches along the Indian coast, including the Indian Island (Rao and Dey, 1986, 2000).
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
