Effect of Dredging on Intertidal Meiofauna Distribution of Tapi River

Abstract

Human Interference in the form of dredging in the estuary is a harmful activity which ultimately affects distribution of benthic community which may be caused due to change in sediment composition, unstable nutrient composition, lower dis olved oxygen levels, release of toxic substance during the process, and increased turbidity. Estuaries are the intermediate water body with extreme alteration in the composition of water and nearby soil properlies due to influx of marine water during tides.