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Gastropod Larvae And Zooplankton In Reef-Related Areas Of The Western Caribbean Sea, Alberto De Jesus-Navarrete, Jose Juan Oliva-Rivera
Gastropod Larvae And Zooplankton In Reef-Related Areas Of The Western Caribbean Sea, Alberto De Jesus-Navarrete, Jose Juan Oliva-Rivera
Gulf and Caribbean Research
In order to estimate the composition, distribution and abundance of zooplankton in 3 areas off the western Caribbean, samples were collected in 15 stations at South Coast and Chinchorro Bank, Mexico, and Hol-Chan Belize, from April to December 1996. Duplicate samples (2.5 m3) were collected bimonthly using a submersible pump. The pumped water was filtered through a 202 μm mesh net yielding a total of 20 zooplankton groups. Chinchorro Bank had 19 groups, South Coast had 15 groups, and Hol-Chan had 14 groups. The most abundant groups were copepods (43.1%), fish eggs (29.0%), foraminifera (12.0%), decapod larvae (5.7%) …