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Zooplankton standing stock and composition in coastal waters of Goa, west coast of India

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Title Zooplankton standing stock and composition in coastal waters of Goa, west coast of India
 
Creator Goswami, S.C.
 
Subject Aquatic Communities
spatial variations
temporal variations
biomass
community composition
abundance
zooplankton
ISW, India, Goa
 
Description Temporal and spatial variability in standing stock and zooplankton composition at 5 stations along the Goa Coast, India during 1975-76 were studied. Standing stock values ranged from 22.81 to 53.65 mg C.m/3. Zooplankton community was diverse and no single group ever dominated the zooplankton. Grazers (herbivores, omnivores and detritivores) formed the main component of zooplankton population (85 to 96%). Zooplankton diversity enhanced with increase of carnivores in the ecosystem. Copepods, cladocerans, pteropods, decapod larvae and chaetognaths were the important zooplankters. Copepod species diversity values varied between 1.21 and 5.43. Diversity values were higher at stations with lesser estuarine influence
 
Date 1995-05-19T10:01:08Z
2017-09-29T13:48:28Z
1995-05-19T10:01:08Z
2017-09-29T13:48:28Z
1985
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.14; 1985; 177-180
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6397
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR