title: Abundance and seasonal variations of zooplankton in the arid zone mangroves of Gulf of Kachchh-Gujarat, westcoast of India.
abstract: The zooplankton was assessed quantitatively and qualitatively in regard to their abundance in creek waters at three sites along the western mangrove of Kachchh, west coast of India, for a period of two years (1999-2000). Totally 69 forms of zooplankton were recorded currently from 3 stations. Of these, the copepods formed the dominant group. The population density in all the three sites varied from 30,000 to 210,000 organisms m(-3). Surface water temperature varied from 17 to 37 degrees C. Salinity varied from 34.0 to 44.0% per hundred and the pH ranged between 7.0 and 8.9. Variation in dissolved oxygen content was from 3.42 to 5.85 mg L(-1). These semi arid zone mangrove creek area having high densities were recorded during winter season.
authors.affiliation: Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai-608 502, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saravanakumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sesh Serebiah
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Thivakaran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D011156:Population Density; D043982:Rhizophoraceae; D012621:Seasons; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014872:Water Movements; D053833:Wetlands; D015048:Zooplankton
chemical_list: D014867:Water