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dc.contributor.authorPadmavati, G.
dc.contributor.authorGoswami, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorVidya, P.S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-12T08:38:49Z
dc.date.available2009-01-12T08:38:49Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Marine Biological Association of India, Vol.39; 166-170p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1976
dc.description.abstractVariations in zooplankton biomass and population density in relation to the prevailing hydrographical conditions were studied in Zuari Estuary, Goa. The physico-chemical parameters showed limited variations. Zooplankton biomass was relatively more in samples collected during night while it was higher in day collections. Copepods formed the predominant group (30.7-69.6%) followed by decapods, brachyuran zoeae, cirripede larvae and chaetognaths. Lucifer hanseni formed an appreciable part of the total decapod population. Ten calanoid copepod species such as Metacalanus aurivilli, Pseudodiaptomus bowmani, Calanopia minor, Acartia bowmani, Monstrilla sp obtained in day collections and Pseudodiaptomus sewelli, P. jonesi, Calanopia elliptica, C. herdmani and Acartia pacifica in the night collections are the first record from the Zuari Estuary. Variations in the incidence of the common zooplankton groups and their species over the diel and tidal cycles are discussed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMarine Biological Association of India
dc.rightsCopyright [1997]. 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.subjectdiurnal variations
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectpopulation density
dc.subjecthydrography
dc.subjectdominant species
dc.subjectnew records
dc.titleDiurnal variation in zooplankton in the Zuari Estuary, west coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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