Abstract
Studies on the Mangrove Macro Faunal Diversity and Assessment among Different Sites in Port Blair Bay, South Andaman Islands
Highlights
Mangroves are one among the most productive coastal ecosystem
Each study area was divided into three zones namely proximal, middle and the distal zones and the macro fauna was analyzed adopting the method proposed by Garge et al, and dagar et al [8,9]
Carbyn’s Cove: Out of five samplings done at the proximal zone, the highest value was noticed in the first sampling with 166 no.m-2 and the lowest value was noticed in the third sampling with 145 no.m-2
Summary
Mangroves are one among the most productive coastal ecosystem. The flora includes 26 true mangrove and 15 allied species [2]. It shows a diverse variety of photosynthetic bacteria, plankton, benthic diatoms, floating epiphytic and benthic algae and halophytic marshy vegetation. The common mangrove species are Rhizophora mucornata, R. apiculata, Avicennia mariana, A. alba, A. officinalis, Bruguriea gymnorrihiza, Sonneratia alba, S. apetala, Aegilatis rotundiflora, Ageiceras corniculatum and the common mangrove plam Nipa fruticans [3]. The residential organisms present in the mangrove regions include vertebrates like kingfishers, mudskippers, snakes and mangrove monitor lizard. Terrestrial invertebrates comprise spider, ants, termites, moths and mosquitoes. Crustaceans and polychaetes [4,5]
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