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Copepod swarm in the Campbell Bay (Andaman Sea)
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Copepod swarm in the Campbell Bay (Andaman Sea)
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| Creator |
Goswami, S.C.
Rao, T.S.S. |
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Aquatic Communities
biomass abundance zooplankton Pontellidae Copepod ISW, Campbell Bay ISW, Andaman Sea |
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| Description |
During the 68th cruise of R.V.Gaveshani, an unusual abundance of calanoid copepods of family Pontellidae was observed in the Campbell Bay (lat.6 degrees 30'-6 degrees 59'N and long 93 degrees 56'-94 degrees 15'E) Swarm density (25974 to 138420/m 3)forming 91.9 to 96.1 c of the total copepod population and constituted mainly by 4 species of Pontellopsis was recorded The species in order of abundance were Pontella spinipes Giesbrecht Pontellopsis regalis (Dana), Pontella princeps Dana and P.securifer Brady The adaptive significance of copepod swarming is briefly given
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| Date |
1995-05-06T09:57:13Z
2017-09-29T13:48:43Z 1995-05-06T09:57:13Z 2017-09-29T13:48:43Z 1981 |
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Journal Article
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| Identifier |
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.10; 1981; 274-275
0379-5136 http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6699 |
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| Language |
en
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| Relation |
Indian J Mar Sci
SCI |
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| Publisher |
CSIR-NISCAIR
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