Abundance and composition of zooplankton in the straits of Malacca

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Rezai, Hamid and Md. Yusoff, Fatimah and Arshad, Aziz and Ross, Othman (2009) Abundance and composition of zooplankton in the straits of Malacca. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 12 (3). pp. 264-270. ISSN 1463-4988; ESSN: 1539-4077

Abstract

The zooplankton composition and distribution were studied during four oceanographic cruises in the Straits of Malacca between November 1998 and August 2000 with 140 μm-mesh and 45-cm diameter NORPAC net. Zooplankton samples were analyzed for the faunal composition and abundance. Zooplankton abundance peaked during pre-southwest monsoon (mean of 12, 918 ± 5, 635 ind. m3). Copepods were the most important constituents of the zooplankton in all areas. Copepods (including copepodites) accounted for 71.3%, 71.2%, 70.9% and 57.9% of the total zooplankton populations during consecutive cruises I, II, III and IV, respectively. Molluscs (6.3% to 12.4%) and crustacean's nauplii (4.4% to 6.0%) comprised the important groups of non-copepod zooplankton. Spatio-temporal variation in zooplankton abundance was not statistically significant. Zooplankton was more abundant in the near-coastal areas than in offshore areas, but the difference was not significant.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Environmental Studies
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14634980903149977
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Keywords:	Copepods; Distribution; Monsoon; Spatio-temporal; Malaysia
Depositing User:	Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2015 06:05
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2015 23:41
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12905
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