Ecology of Interstitial Faunal Assemblage from the Beaches along the Coast of Kerala, India

Table 1

Distribution of sand grains in weight percentage (coarse, medium, and fine sand) and sediment characteristics in the study area.

Season	Station	Sand fraction wt.%			Mean		Std. Dev.	Org. C%	Nature of sediment
		Coarse	Medium	Fine	𝜑	*
Pre-monsoon	Cherai	7	75	18	1.68	(310)	0.47	0.065	Well sorted
	Fort Kochi	3	80	17	1.70	(320)	0.45	0.195	Well sorted
	Arthungal	48	48	4	0.97	(493)	0.76	0.300	Moderately sorted
	Sakthikulangara	34	20	46	1.88	(280)	1.19	2.85	Poorly sorted
	Veli	4	84	12	1.65	(330)	0.38	0.085	Well sorted
Monsoon	Cherai	16	64	20	1.62	(290)	0.58	0.095	Moderately well sorted
	Fort Kochi	2	50	48	2.19	(220)	0.47	0.58	Well sorted
	Arthungal	20	53	27	1.67	(320)	0.75	0.485	Moderately sorted
	Sakthikulangara	46	30	24	1.14	(430)	1.16	3.44	Poorly sorted
	Veli	1	62	37	2.08	(280)	0.54	0.095	Moderately well sorted
Post-monsoon	Cherai	25	60	15	1.44	(400)	0.64	0.07	Moderately well sorted
	Fort Kochi	1	3	96	2.88	(140)	0.19	0.40	Very well sorted
	Arthungal	16	77	7	1.42	(365)	0.45	0.175	Well sorted
	Sakthikulangara	46	25	29	1.40	(440)	1.22	4.07	Poorly sorted
	Veli	12	71	17	1.62	(330)	0.49	0.065	Well sorted

∗Particle size in microns.