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Temporal Variations in Abundance and Species Richness of Zooplankton with Emphasis on Ichthyoplankton in the Subtidal Waters of Umm Al-Namil Island, Northwestern Arabian Gulf of the ROPME Sea Area

M. Ajmal Ali, Matrah Al-Mutairi, M.N.V. Subrahmanyam, Sasini Isath, Mohammad A. AlAwadi, P. Niranjan Kumar, Khaled Al-Hebini, Samira A. S. Omar

American Journal of Environmental Sciences · 2019

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Summary

Zooplankton, including the ichthyoplankton, abundance and species richness over time in the subtidal waters of Umm Al-Namil Island, Kuwait Bay, were sampled and quantified from September 2016 to August 2017. At the same period, physicochemical measurements (i.e., water temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentrations) occurred. A total of 9 larval fish families were identified: Acropomatidae, Bregmacerotidae, Bythitidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Leioganthidae, Platycephalidae, Pseudochromidae and Sparidae, in addition to fish eggs. Other zooplankton were mainly represented by Copepoda, followed by Radiolaria and Molluska larvae. Generally, some sampling events (i.e., months) had 100% fish larvae, while others had 0% fish larvae. The physicochemical parameters showed v

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3844/ajessp.2019.188.204
Catalogue ID
SNmoi8o8vx-nyl4aa
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