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Diel variation in zooplankton in Minicoy lagoon and Kavaratti atoll (Lakshadweep islands)

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Title Diel variation in zooplankton in Minicoy lagoon and Kavaratti atoll (Lakshadweep islands)
 
Creator Goswami, S C
Goswami, Usha
 
Description 120-124
Diel variations in occurrence and abundance of zooplankton in the Minicoy lagoon and surrounding sea outside the coral reef at Kavaratti atoll, Lakshadweep were studied. Zooplankton standing stock (biomass) values showed wide variations in the lagoon compared to surrounding sea. Meroplankton constituted an important component of zooplankton community in the lagoon and nocturnal abundance was more pronounced. Copepods dominated the holoplanktonic forms. Copepod species diversity and equitability indices gave an inverse relationship with zooplankton biomass in the surrounding sea samples while direct relationship was obtained in the lagoon samples. Higher incidence of carnivorous pontellid copepods in the night collections was a characteristic feature which was not observed from lagoons elsewhere including Lakshadweep archipelago.
 
Date 2016-12-07T05:34:55Z
2016-12-07T05:34:55Z
1990-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38210
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.19(2) [June 1990]