Environmental Gradient Favours Functionally Diverse Macrobenthic Community in a Placer Rich Tropical Bay

Table 1

Environmental parameters of Kalbadevi Bay.

	Post M	Pre M	Monsoon
W Chl a (𝜇g L^−1)	0.02–1.2	1.0–1.67	0.28–0.68
W Phaeo (μg L^−1)	0–0.1	0	0–0.39
Sed Chl a (μg g^−1)	0.1–0.59	0.15–0.7	0.08–0.28
Sed Phaeo (μg g^−1)	0.3–1.7	0.1–0.45	0–0.48
Sed Phaeo: Sed Chl a	1–6	0.4–0.8	0–1.5
LIP (μg g^−1)	29–584	133–231	19–236
PRT (μg g^−1)	374–2478	943–3194	203–4640
CHO (μg g^−1)	132–584	183–317	134–564
PRT: CHO	1–7	3–8	1.5–8
*TSM (mg L^−1)	0.5–3.6	—	0.4–5
*DO (mg L^−1)	2.8–3.7	2–3.6	0.3–4.97
* PO4 (μ mol L^−1)	0–0.14	0.13–0.22	0.09–0.44
*NO2 (μ mol L^−1)	0.08–0.26	0–0.04	0–0.47
*NO3 (μ mol L^−1)	0.2–3.27	0.24–0.8	0.24–4.4
*SiO4 ( mol L^−1)	0.57–1.76	0.1–1.46	0–1.43

∗Source: Anon 2007 [24].