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Mantha Gopikrishna, Al-Sofyani Abdulmohsin A., Ali M Al-Aidaroos, Crosby Michael P. Zooneuston and zooplankton abundance and diversity in relation to spatial and nycthemeral variations in the Gulf of Aqaba and northern Red Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(12): 59-72. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1427-1
Citation: Mantha Gopikrishna, Al-Sofyani Abdulmohsin A., Ali M Al-Aidaroos, Crosby Michael P. Zooneuston and zooplankton abundance and diversity in relation to spatial and nycthemeral variations in the Gulf of Aqaba and northern Red Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(12): 59-72. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1427-1
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Zooneuston and zooplankton abundance and diversity in relation to spatial and nycthemeral variations in the Gulf of Aqaba and northern Red Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1427-1
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    Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PB-80209, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PB-1638, Salmiya 22017, Kuwait;Marina Labs, Nerkundrum, Chennai 600107, India

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    Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PB-80209, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

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    MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  • Received Date: 2018-09-04
    Abstract
  • Zooplankton and zooneuston observations were made at seven stations (four from the Gulf of Aqaba and three from the northern Red Sea), during September and October 2016. The main objective of this study was to assess the variability of nycthemeral fauna in relation to the sampling methods using two different types of nets namely, WP2 net and Neuston net along the two study sites, i.e., the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea. Zooplankton was sampled vertically using a standard WP2 net from a depth of 200 m to the surface, whereas zooneuston was made using a standard Neuston net from a depth of 0-10 cm of the water surface. Total zooplankton density was maximum during night time ((617.83 ±201.84) ind./m3) at the Gulf of Aqaba and total zooneuston was maximum during night at the northern Red Sea ((60.94±29.48) ind./m3), respectively. The most abundant taxa were Copepoda, Gastropoda, Bivalva, Chaetognatha, Tunicata and Ostracoda. The abundance was almost 50% higher at night time at both the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea. Overall, 30 taxa covering 10 phyla and 27 taxa covering 8 phyla were recorded in the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea.
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