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Studies on zooplankton from the Arabian sea off the south-central west coast of India

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Title Studies on zooplankton from the Arabian sea off the south-central west coast of India
 
Creator Sumitra-Vijayaraghavan
Selvakumar, R.A.
Rao, T.S.S.
 
Subject Aquatic Communities
approximation
proteins
biochemical analysis
biomass
zooplankton
ISW, Arabian Sea
 
Description Zooplankton biomass, composition and biochemical constituents were studied. Estimated average zooplankton biomass was 8.76 ml/100 m super(3). Of the major components constituting the zooplankton biomass, copepods formed the dominant group. Protein fraction was the major constituent in the proximate analyses. A average carbon content for the zooplankton in this area was 28.46%. C:N ratio varied from 3.87-10.24. Caloric value ranged from 2.117 to 3.317 kcal/g dry wt. Using the dry weight and mean value for carbon, the standing stock of zooplankton was estimated to be 407 mg C/m super(2) for 200 m column. Annual harvestable yield computed from total energy contributed by phytoplankton and zooplankton for an area of 1,69,400 km super(2) was 3,56,939 tonnes
 
Date 1995-05-11T10:00:54Z
2017-09-29T13:48:41Z
1995-05-11T10:00:54Z
2017-09-29T13:48:41Z
1982
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.11; 1982; 70-74
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6661
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR