The present note consists of a single key for larval crustacean identification. Their classification is presented below following the classification of Edmondson (1959), Davis (1955) and Omeri and Ikeda (1984). Key to the copepods given here are modified from Kasturirangan (1963) and Newell
The abundance of zooplankton in marine environment has direct influence on fishery resources and it is influenced by environmental parameters such as circulatory movements (eddies) and vertical turbulent mixing. The important role of plankton including both microzooplankton and macrozooplankton in supporting life in the sea was recognized in the past, but the study related to ecology of these organisms has still recently formed as intractable aspect in marine ecosystem. Life in the sea has been broadly classified into three groups, viz., the plankton, the nekton and the benthos. The majority of the faunal assemblages of the plankton consist of zooplankton. Among the various levels of production in the sea the secondary production, i.e., production of zooplankton, attains significance as it serves as a link between primary production and tertiary production. The zooplankton chiefly consumes the primary producers and form the major food source for tertiary producers. Zooplankton plays an important role in coral reef ecosystem. They serve as food for corals, and variety of other invertebrates and reef fishes. From the fishery point of view zooplankton form food of important batfishes belonging to the families Clupeidae, Caesionidae and Apogonidae. Some fishes are exclusively zooplankton feeders and therefore their abundance is directly linked to the presence of zooplankton.Keywords: zooplankton, oceanography, crustacean, ecology. RESUMENLa abundancia de zooplancton en el ambiente marino tiene una influencia directa en los recursos pesqueros y está influenciada por parámetros ambientales como los movimientos circulatorios (turbulencias) y la mezcla turbulenta vertical. El papel importante del plancton, incluido el microzooplancton y el macrozooplancton, en el apoyo a la vida en el mar, fue Sustainability Agri, Food and Environmental Research 4(4), 2016: 1-12 ISSN: 0719-3726 2 reconocido en el pasado, pero el estudio relacionado con la ecología de estos organismos se ha formado recientemente como aspecto intratable en el ecosistema marino. La vida en el mar ha sido ampliamente clasificada en tres grupos, a saber, el plancton, el necton y el bentos. La mayoría de los conjuntos faunísticos del plancton consisten en zooplancton. Entre los diversos niveles de producción en el mar, la producción secundaria, es decir, la producción de zooplancton, alcanza importancia, ya que sirve como un enlace entre la producción primaria y la producción terciaria. El zooplancton consume principalmente los productores primarios y constituye la principal fuente de alimento para los productores terciarios. El zooplancton juega un papel importante en el ecosistema de los arrecifes de coral. Sirven como alimento para corales, y variedad de otros invertebrados y peces de arrecife. Desde el punto de vista de la pesca, el zooplancton forma alimento de importantes peces pertenecientes a las familias Clupeidae, Caesionidae y Apogonidae. Algunos peces son exclusivamente alimentadores de zooplancton y por lo tanto su abundancia está dire...
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