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Diel variations of zooplankton at Kavaratti Atoll (Lakshadweep)

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Title Diel variations of zooplankton at Kavaratti Atoll (Lakshadweep)
 
Creator Goswami, S C
 
Description 247-251
Occurrence, abundance and diel variations of major groups and species of zooplankton at 2 stations at Kavaratti Atoll (Lakshadweep) during October 1971 were studied. Zooplankton and water samples, for the environmental parameters, were collected at every 2 hr interval covering the entire tidal cycle. Diel variations in the environmental parameters were not significant except for dissolved oxygen content in the lagoon. Average zooplankton biomass values were higher (140.8 g/1000 m3) for the station outside the coral reef than for the lagoon station (104.7 g/1000 m3). Nocturnal abundance of zooplankton was observed at both stations. Swarms (31496.0/10 m3) of the luminescent ostracod, Cypridina sp. resulted in high zooplankton abundance particularly in the night samples. Faunistic composition was more diverse at sea than in the lagoon.
 
Date 2016-12-27T10:22:59Z
2016-12-27T10:22:59Z
1979-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39271
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.08(4) [December 1979]