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Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra

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Title Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra
 
Creator Nair, Vijayalakshmi R
Gajbhlye, S N
Krishnakumari, L
Desai, B N
 
Description 160-165
Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra, India were studied at 9 stations during Feb. 1980 to Jan. 1981. The recorded variation in zooplankton biomass was 4.8-80.6 ml.(100 m3)-1 [av. 22.9 ml. ml.(100 m3)-1]. High biomass observed along the nearshore water during the premonsoon period shifted towards the offshore area with the advent of the monsoon. Zooplankton production was maximum in the postmonsoon season. Mean rate of secondary production for the survey area was 39.12 mgC.m-2.d-1. The fishery potential of the area of investigation was estimated to be 1554 t.y-1. There was gradual increase in zooplankton towards the offshore area with concomitant increase in diversity. Larval forms of echinoderms, cephalopods and brachiopods were confined to the offshore stations. Pycnogonids were recorded for the first time from the West Coast of India.
 
Date 2016-12-19T10:01:52Z
2016-12-19T10:01:52Z
1983-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38882
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.12(3) [September 1983]