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Dendrogram of hierarchical clustering (group average linkage) of the molluscan families in Ashtamudi Lake.
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Study of the diversity and spatial distribution of molluscs along salinity gradient in Ashtamudi Lake recorded the presence of 83 species with one polyplacophoran, 41 gastropods, 37 bivalves and four cephalopods. The species diversity in various salinity zones was in the order: saline zone-80 species > estuarine zone-28 species > freshwater zone-14...
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... freshwater and estuarine zones, the beta diversity value was 0.375 and the highest beta diversity value of 0.660 was reported between freshwater and saline zones, indicating the least level of similarity shared by the freshwater zone and saline zone. The dendrogram (hierarchical clustering-group average linkage) of the molluscan families assemblages is shown in Figure 3. The results shows that families like Chitonidae, Trochidae, Chilodontaidae, Planaxidae, Rostellariidae, Turritellidae, Pisaniidae, Conidae, Turridae, Haminoeidae, Pinnidae, Anomiidae, Ungulinidae, Cardiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiidae and Loliginidae are clustered separately. ...
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