ASPECTS OF ZOOPLANKTON OF SEPETIBA BAY (RJ, BRAZIL).

Authors

  • M. J. COELHO-BOTELHO Universidade
  • J.E.N. MAURO Universidade
  • C. DE O. DIAS Universidade
  • F. W. KURTZ Universidade
  • A.C. TRUZZI Universidade
  • C. R. NOGUEIRA Universidade
  • J. L. DOS REIS Universidade
  • A.M. DA F. MATHIAS Universidade

Keywords:

zooplankton, Sepetiba Bay, aquatic communities, pollution, cluster analysis

Abstract

Zooplankton and physico-chemical water parameters were studied in 12 stations of Sepetiba Bay from April to June 1990. The dominant zooplankton groups were Copepoda, Cladocera and Chaetognatha. Cluster and discriminant analysis showed the influence of western oceanic waters on the zooplanktonic community as well as industrial and domestic waste inputs on the east side of the bay. Detailed studies about zooplankton and ichthyoplankton seasonal variations and the influence of environmental variables on the planktonic community of Sepetiba Bay are recommended.

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Published

2010-01-08

Issue

Vol. 7 (1999): Oecologia Brasiliensis - Ecologia dos ambientes costeiros do estado do Rio de Janeiro

Section

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