Diel variation in abundance, biomass and size composition of zooplankton community over a coral-reef in Redang Island, Malaysia

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  • Nakajima Ryota
    Department of Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University
  • Yoshida Teruaki
    Marine Ecosystem Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Othman Bin Haji Ross
    Marine Ecosystem Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Toda Tatsuki
    Department of Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University

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To understand coral-reef zooplankton ecology on a diel basis, zooplankton abundance, biomass and size composition from a fringing coral-reef of Redang Island, Malaysia, were investigated at three-hour intervals for a 48 hour period. Zooplankton was collected vertically and size-fractionated into three size-classes; 100–200 μm, 200–335 μm, and >335 μm. Diel variation of the zooplankton showed that the catches at night were always higher than those in the daytime and the nocturnal increase occurred most strongly in the large fraction (>335 μm). Zooplankton abundance steeply increased just after sunset, showed an abrupt increase 1.5 hour later and declined sharply thereafter. Observation of diel variation in coral-reef zooplankton from three-hour intervals revealed that the temporal variation was large in this study.

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  • Plankton and Benthos Research

    Plankton and Benthos Research 3 (4), 216-226, 2008

    The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

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