Zooplankton diversity in river Kali, Karwar, West coast of India
- Naseema Shaikh
- J.L.Rathod
- Raveendra Durgekar
Keywords: Zooplankton, River Kali, Copepoda, Estuary, Ostracoda
Abstract: The present study was aimed to investigate the abundance of zooplankton population in Kali Estuary Karwar, Karnataka, India. Water samples were collected monthly at 6 different locations during February 2016 to February 2017 to know abundance of zooplankton in various seasons. A total of 40 species of zooplankton were identified and they belonged to 12 groups. The dominant group being Copepoda with 17 species. Station 6 was found to have highest diversity of zooplanktons as it is a mangrove rich area. The zooplankton community of the mangrove ecosystem was relatively high.
Naseema Shaikh, J.L.Rathod, Raveendra Durgekar. "Zooplankton diversity in river Kali, Karwar, West coast of India".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ISSN:2321-9939, Vol.5, Issue 3, pp.495-500, URL :https://rjwave.org/ijedr/papers/IJEDR1703073.pdf
Volume 5 Issue 3
Pages. 495-500