Zooplankton composition and distribution in the Lembeh Strait of North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Based on oceanographic survey data in June 2012 in the Lembeh Strait, the zooplankton ecological characteristics such as species composition, individual abundance, dominant species and distribution were analyzed. The results showed that 183 species (including 4 sp.) had been recognized, most of them...

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Published inActa oceanologica Sinica Vol. 37; no. 12; pp. 35 - 44
Main Authors Wang, Yanguo, Chen, Xiaoyin, Xing, Bingpeng, Sun, Rouxin, Fitria, Nurul, Xiang, Peng, Wang, Chunguang, Lin, Mao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing The Chinese Society of Oceanography 01.12.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Third Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Xiamen 361005,China%Research Center for Oceanography,Indonesian Institute of Sciences,Jakarta 14430,Indonesia
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Summary:Based on oceanographic survey data in June 2012 in the Lembeh Strait, the zooplankton ecological characteristics such as species composition, individual abundance, dominant species and distribution were analyzed. The results showed that 183 species (including 4 sp.) had been recognized, most of them belonged to copepoda. Cnidaria followed with 43 species (including 1 sp.) were identified. The average abundance of zooplankton was (150.47±58.91) ind./m 3 . As to the horizontal distribution, the abundance of the zooplankton was higher in the southern waters than in the northern waters. The dominant species in the study area were Lensia subtiloides, Sagitta enflata, Lucifer intermedius, Oikopleura rufescens, Diphyes chamissoni, Creseis acicula, Subeucalanus subcrassus, Temora discaudata, Aglaura hemistoma, Doliolum denticulatum, Canthocalanus pauper, Oikopleura longicauda and Nanomia bijuga . Zooplankton biodiversity indexes were higher in study area than previous study in the other regions. The findings from this study provide important baseline information for future research and monitoring programs.
ISSN:0253-505X
1869-1099
DOI:10.1007/s13131-018-1286-1