Other Interrelated Ecosystems

Other Interrelated Ecosystems

Other Interrelated Ecosystems
There are certain other ecosystems interrelated with mangrove, which include:

Benthic community Major groups represented by the benthic organisms are molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, hydroids, actinarians, planarians, nematodes, polychaetes and larval forms of several other organisms.

Pelagic community The mangrove water usually rich in detritus, is highly suitable for fishing. The major fishery resources found in these waters are detritivorous species of fishes, crabs, crustaceans and molluscs

Roughly about 60% of India's coastal marine fish species is dependent on the mangrove-estuarine complex. The annual landing of the fish from the Hoogly-Matlah estauries of Gangetic Sundarbans have exceeded 10,000 tons.

Some of the most common fishes in Indian mangrove waters are species of Liza, Mugil, Lates, Polynemus, Sciaena, Setipinna, Pangasium, Hilsa, Ilisha and Atroplus. Prawns are represented by the species of Penaeus and Metapenaeus, while the crabs are represented mainly by Scylla serrata. The molluscs of mangrove waters are mainly represented by Crassostrea sp., Mytilus and clams.

In the upstream regions, giant prawns like Microbrachium rosenbergii are also found in large quantities.

The important phytoplankton of the mangroves are Pleurosigma, Bacillaria, Navicula, Thalassiotirix, and Biddulphia (diatoms). Dinoflagellates such as Ceratium, Peridiniem and Procentrum are also quite common in the water of mangroves.

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