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Zooplankton community of Shirazi bay (Kenya) sampled between April and December 1998
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Anyango C.; Daro N.; Ecological Marine Management Programme (ECOMAMA); Laboratorium voor Ecologie en Systematiek; Vakgroep Biologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. VUB: Belgium; (2016): Zooplankton community of Shirazi bay (Kenya) sampled between April and December 1998. https://doi.org/10.14284/91
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Density on zooplankton taxa and related environmental variables (chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen and biological oxygen demand) for 30 samples taken in Shirazi Bay from 15 April to 16 December 1998. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Anyango, C. (2000). The zooplankton community of Shirazi Bay, Kenya. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 81 pp. more
The species composition of the zooplankton community of Shirazi Bay, Kenya was studied in 1998. A total of 30 samples were analyzed. Chlorophyll a, biological oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen concentrations were also determined each time, and were later used to analyse the species data. Maximum values of zooplankton abundance were reported in mid-April (1161 ± 169 indiv.m^-3), and the lowest was at the end of April (300 ± 35 indiv.m^-3). Total abundance of zooplankton varied from 911 ± 165 indiv.m^-3 in station 3 to 262 ± 54 indiv.m^-3 in station 5. The most important taxa encountered included: Calanoida, Brachyura, Oikolpeura, Amphipoda, Mysidaceae, Polychaeta and Chaetognatha. Calanoida was the most dominant taxon sampled and it made up 46% of the total zooplankton abundance.
The species composition of the zooplankton community of Shirazi Bay, Kenya was studied in 1998. A total of 30 samples were analyzed. Chlorophyll a, biological oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen concentrations were also determined each time, and were later used to analyse the species data. Maximum values of zooplankton abundance were reported in mid-April (1161 ± 169 indiv.m^-3), and the lowest was at the end of April (300 ± 35 indiv.m^-3). Total abundance of zooplankton varied from 911 ± 165 indiv.m^-3 in station 3 to 262 ± 54 indiv.m^-3 in station 5. The most important taxa encountered included: Calanoida, Brachyura, Oikolpeura, Amphipoda, Mysidaceae, Polychaeta and Chaetognatha. Calanoida was the most dominant taxon sampled and it made up 46% of the total zooplankton abundance.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Environmental variables, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Shirazi bay, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ISW, Kenyan Coast, Acari, Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Brachyura, Calanoida, Chaetognatha, Crustacea, Cumacea, Cyclopoida, Decapoda, Gastropoda, Harpacticoida, Hydrozoa, Insecta, Isopoda, Mysida, Oikopleura Mertens, 1830, Ostracoda, Poecilostomatoida, Polychaeta, Pycnogonida, Siphonophora, Tintinnina
Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,41; MinLat: -4,59 - MaxLong: 39,44; MaxLat: -4,52 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 39,41; MinLat: -4,59 - MaxLong: 39,44; MaxLat: -4,52 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
15 April 1998 - 16 December 1998
Taxonomic coverage
Acari [WoRMS]
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Brachyura [WoRMS]
Calanoida [WoRMS]
Chaetognatha [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Cumacea [WoRMS]
Cyclopoida [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Harpacticoida [WoRMS]
Hydrozoa [WoRMS]
Insecta [WoRMS]
Isopoda [WoRMS]
Mysida [WoRMS]
Oikopleura Mertens, 1830 [WoRMS]
Ostracoda [WoRMS]
Poecilostomatoida [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Pycnogonida [WoRMS]
Siphonophora [WoRMS]
Tintinnina [WoRMS]
Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit volume of the water body [BODC]
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chlorophyll a
Density
Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chlorophyll a
Density
Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Ecological Marine Management Programme (ECOMAMA), data creator
Anyango, Caroline
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium voor Ecologie en Systematiek (ECOL), data creator, data creator
Daro, Marie Hermande
Tackx, Micky
Tackx, Micky
University of Nairobi, data creator
Muema Mavuti, Kenneth
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre (KMFRI), data creator
Osore, Melckzedeck
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Publication
Based on this dataset
Anyango, C. (2000). The zooplankton community of Shirazi Bay, Kenya. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 81 pp.
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-03-24
Information last updated: 2016-03-24
