Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia, is a prominent biodiversity hotspot
along the Indian east coast. The geomorphology, water quality and biological productivity of …

Seagrass meadows are among the most important coastal/marine ecosystems for long-term
carbon storage and conditioning of coastal waters. A combined air-water flux of CO2 and …

Assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) in the Chilika Lagoon, India, revealed a
significant spatio-temporal variation in surface water (analysis of variance: n= 120, p<. 01) …

During the present inventory related to benthic macrofaunal assemblage in the intertidal
region of outer channel area encompassing the period from 2007 to 2010, recorded a total …

Chlorophyll-a (Chla) is recognized as a key indicator of water quality and ecological health
in aquatic ecosystems, offering valuable insights into ecosystem dynamics and changes …

Globally, the assessment of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHCs) and their accumulation
in biotic components has received considerable scientific attention due to their carcinogenic …

The changes of coastal topography might have genetically altered the extant species
diversity in Chilika Lake. The genetic assessment of stomatopods has never been attempted …

Due to natural selection, an increase in biotic and abiotic factors develops an adaptive
response in bivalves (molluscs) for survival. Morphological variation in a bivalve is strongly …

The present study provides the first occurrence report of Indian hand fish, Halieutaea indica
Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 from Outer Channel of the Chilika Lagoon. This bathy-demersal …

The study describes the range extension of the sea horse Hippocampus fuscus from the
south to north east coastal waters of the India, Bay of Bengal. After 99 years since initial …