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International Journal of Marine Science 2014, Vol.4, No.66, 1-11
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Table 1 Frequency of Macroalgae species based on Line Transect and Quadrate survey on the shore platform, Dwarka
Sections
Months
Quadrate-1 (Q-1)
Quadrate-2 (Q-2)
Quadrate-3 (Q-3)
Quadrate-4 (Q-4)
Quadrate-5 (Q-5)
Quadrate-6 (Q-6)
Quadrate distance 0m (Q-1)
18m (Q-2)
24m (Sea)
Name of Sp. (Frequency)
Name of Sp. (Frequency)
Name of Sp.
(Frequency)
Name of Sp. (Frequency) Name of Sp. (Frequency) Name of Sp. (Frequency)
Northern
Section
April
Caulerpa sertularioides
(8 %)
Caulerpa racemosa
(8%)
Ulva fasciata
(7%)
Caulerpa sertularioides
(2%)
Udotea indica
(6%)
Udotea indica
(0.5%)
Cystoseira indic
a (43%)
Padina boryana
(3%)
Sargassum sp
.(4%)
Iyengaria stellata
(0.25%)
Centroceras clavulatum
(10%)
Centroceras clavulatum
(22%)
Hypnea pannosa
( 3%)
Gelidiella acerosa
(7%)
Quadrate distance 4m (Q-1)
15m (Q-2)
26.6m (Q-3)
60.6m (Q-4)
71.3m ( Q-5)
June
Udotea indica
(18%)
Ahnfeltia plicata
(67%)
Ahnfeltia plicata
(77%)
Halimeda sp
.(29%)
Halimeda sp.
(12%)
Ahnfeltia plicata
(24%)
Quadrate distance
0m (Q-1)
38.8m ( Q-2)
53.8m (Q-3)
67.8m (Sea)
October
Ulva lactuca
(7%)
Ulva lactuca
(14%)
Ulva lactuca
(45%)
Gracilaria corticata
(31%)
Gelidiella acerosa
(58%)
Centroceras
clavulatum
(55%)
Centroceras clavulatum
(26%)
Laurencia papillosa
(25%)
Quadrate distance 6m ( Q-1)
12m (Q-2)
18m (Q-3)
27m (Q-4)
Central
Section
April
Udotea indica
(9%)
Ulva fasciata
(13%)
Caulerpa racemosa
(4%)
Caulerpa racemosa
(40%)
Cystoseira indica
(14%)
Centroceras clavulatum
(87%)
Cystoseira indica
(81%)
Cystoseira indica
(53%)
Centroceras clavulatum
(14%)
Padina tetrastromatica
(7%)