Zooplankton distribution in the polluted environment around Bombay

Abstract

Zooplankton distribution, abundance and composition with reference to polluted environments off Bombay was estimated. This study was taken up along three transects viz. Versova, Mahim and Thana covering eleven stations around Bombay during 1980. These stations are representative of polluted and relatively unpolluted environment. The creek stations of Versova and Mahim are affectEd. by sewage pollution especially during ebb tide, whereas upper stations of Thana Creek are influencEd. by industrial effluents