ABUNDANCE AND COMPOSITION OF ZOOPLANKTON AT SITAKUNDA COAST OF CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH

摘要: Correction: Table 1 and 2 were omitted in from the PDF of this article. On 29th April 2015 two tables included page numbers changed 151-158 to 151-160. Eight groups zooplankton found at Sitakunda coast, Chittagong, northeastern part Bay Bengal during January June 2007. The identified Appendicularia (2.46%), Chaetognatha (2.45%), Cladocera (2.31%), Copepoda (26.05%), Ctenophora (5.86%), Crustacean (21.64%), Ichthyoplankton (17.77%) Meroplankton (21.45%). Abundance varied 413 7730 individuals/m3.Mangrove vegetate area (station- VI) has highest abundant possibly due organic inorganic matters dissolved water while ship breaking IV) lowest abundant. Zooplankton population was significantly (p>0.05) higher mangrove than fishermen community area. composition (57.06%) fishers (29.77% 13.16%, respectively). Calanus sp. (12.29%) belonging Copepods fish eggs (9.25%) most Oikopleura albicans (0.66%) Appendicularia, Metapenaeus brevicornis (0.71%) monoceros (0.90%) larvae species three major investigated Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.2(1): 151-160,