Study of Intertidal Sediment Pattern along with Macrobenthos Diversity at Bhavnagar Coast, Gujarat

Study of Intertidal Sediment Pattern along with Macrobenthos Diversity at Bhavnagar Coast, Gujarat | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Study of Intertidal Sediment Pattern along with Macrobenthos Diversity at Bhavnagar Coast, Gujarat Hardikkumar Senta, Megha Bagariya, Indra Gadhvi, Sanket Kawade This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7488610/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The study examined intertidal sediment patterns and macrobenthos diversity along the Bhavnagar coast in Gujarat, India, from July 2022 to February 2023, highlighting the importance of the coastal ecosystem in supporting diverse macro-benthic communities. Based on the intertidal zone habitats and coastal morphology, the following sampling sites were selected - Hathab (muddy), Sartanpar (Estuary), Gadhula (mangrove), Gopnath (rocky) and Mahuva (sandy). During the study period, 59 species were recorded from five different sites in the selected site, including 1 Cnidaria species, 42 molluscan species, 13 arthropod species and 3 Helminths species. The species frequency, density and abundance showed significance difference across three seasons. Gadhula having highest species frequency, density and abundance all over the other study area. The fauna's frequency, abundance and density were positively correlated with soil electrical conductivity, pH, organic carbon, organic matter and nitrogen content, but negatively correlated with soil moisture, temperature and exchangeable calcium. Research on ecological role and the contribution to ecosystem of key macrobenthic species is important for coastal management and its protection. It tells about the present monitoring effects and conservation measures taken for both sediment pattern and macrobenthic diversity to make Bhavnagar coast system sustainable. Biodiversity bhavnagar coast intertidal macrobenthos sediment Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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