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Table 2 Abundance of zooplankton (individual/L) during study period

From: Abundance and diversity of zooplankton in semi intensive prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farm

Organisms

July

August

September

October

November

December

Total

Rotifera

       

Brachionus

220

110

432

320

375

475

1932

Filinia

20

30

0

0

70

80

200

Copepoda

       

Diaptomus

120

60

60

180

20

0

440

Helidiaptomus

140

120

160

650

150

40

1260

Cyclops

430

450

210

170

120

100

1480

Mesocyclops

325

245

60

60

120

140

950

Cladocera

      

0

Diphansoma

30

90

50

70

0

40

280

Daphnia

120

145

120

0

80

170

635

Ostracoda

      

0

cyclocypris

0

0

0

50

20

0

70

cypris

0

45

0

60

60

60

225

Crustacean Larvae

      

0

Nauplius larva

30

40

10

10

20

30

140

Total

1435

1335

1102

1570

1035

1135

7612