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dc.contributor.authorNair, V.R.
dc.contributor.authorRamaiah, Neelam
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-11T11:47:46Z
dc.date.available2009-01-11T11:47:46Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.citationPelagic Biogeography ICoPB II. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference. Final report of SCOR/IOC working group 93 , Ed by: Pierrot-Bults, A.C.; Spoel, S. van der 272-278p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1879
dc.description.abstractThe nearshore waters of Bombay sustain a rich and diverse zooplankton fauna. Continuous observations for a period of 15 months indicated a variation from 0.4 to 19.9 mg C.m sup(3) (av. 4.3 mg C.m sup(-3)) in zooplankton biomass. The zooplankton production peak was found during the postmonsoon period of October to January following the unusually high phytoplankton production of the monsoon period (June to September, av. cell count 729 x 10 sup(3).l sup(-1)). Of the forty two species, Acartia spinicauda) dominated the copepod community. Four species of chaetognaths were found in the area with predominance of Sagitta bedoti. Among the penaeid larvae Metapenaeus offinis was the most common species. Population of omnivores dominated the zooplankton community. On an average the percentage contributions of omnivores, herbivores and carnivores were respectively 69, 20 and 11. The zooplankton community appears to be partially influenced by the high fluxes of anthropogenic pollutants reaching the coastal waters from the interior creek system
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIOC Workshop Rep.. 142
dc.rightsCopyright [1998]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectzooplankton
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectspecies diversity
dc.subjectpopulation structure
dc.subjectmonsoons
dc.subjectanthropogenic factors
dc.subjectcoastal waters
dc.titleZooplankton characteristics of the coastal ecosystem off Bombay, India
dc.typeConference Article


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