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Influence of lunar cycle and hydrological parameters on the depth-wise distribution of zooplankton in the inshore waters off Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar

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Title Influence of lunar cycle and
hydrological parameters on
the depth-wise distribution of
zooplankton in the inshore waters
off Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar
 
Creator Asha, P S
Selvaranjitham, N
Diwakar, K
Sivanesh, H
Vivekanandan, E
 
Subject Zooplanktons
 
Description A study was conduced to assess the depth wise variation and influence
of lunar cycle and hydrological parameters on the distribution of
zooplankton constituents in Tuticorin inshore waters between April 2011
and March 2012. Fortnightly sampling of zooplankton and hydrological
parameters at four different depths like 5 m, 10 m, 15 m and 20 m was
carried out on every full moon and new moon day to assess the
variation. The zooplankton constituents were found in dominance in the
order of copepod> decapod>Lucifer>fish eggs>cladocerans> Alima
larvae>chaetognatha at all the depths. The swarming of zooplankton
constituents were noticed more towards 15 m depth especially during
new moon period. The full moon and new moon variation in the density
was statistically significant for bivalve larvae and Lucifer (p
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11166/1/JMBAI%2058-1-9.pdf
Asha, P S and Selvaranjitham, N and Diwakar, K and Sivanesh, H and Vivekanandan, E (2016) Influence of lunar cycle and hydrological parameters on the depth-wise distribution of zooplankton in the inshore waters off Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 58 (1). pp. 75-81. ISSN 2321-7898