Short communication: First report of cyclopoid copepods (oithonidae) from north-eastern Arabian Sea, Karachi, Pakistan

Among marine communities, the importance of small species has been neglected and major attention has been paid to the larger representatives (Mazzochi and Paffenhoper, 1998). Small copepods are now assigned as a significant component within marine food webs (Tuner, 2004). Their ecological habitat comprises estuarine, pelagic and coastal environments. Oithona plays a vital role as a food source for other copepods, Chaetognaths, fish larvae and planktivorous fishes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ara, M., Farooq, S., Rabbaniha, M., Muhammad, A.Ali.
Format: Journal Contribution biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:Zooplanktons, Copepods, Cyclopoids, Oithona, Mangrove forests,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/12264
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