Achuthankutty, C.T., M.  Madhupratap, V.R. Nair, S.R. Nair,&T.S.S. Rao. 1980.
     Zooplankton biomass & compostion in the Western Bay of Bengal during late
     SW monsoon. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 9(3): 201-206.

Spatial Coverage:  Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
Temporal Coverage: August 15 - September 7, 1978
Language: English

Abstract:  Copepoda formed the predominant group except in the southern region
     where a swarm of pelagic tunicates reduced their contribution to only 19%
     of the total zooplankton count.  Decapod larvae occurred in fairly large 
     numbers all along the coastal adn neritic regions of the southwestern Bay
     of Bengal.  Other groups like chaetognaths, ostracods, amphipods, 
     euphausiids, fish eggs, fish larvae, polychaetes, cladocerans, planktonic
     molluscs, etc. contributed to a lesser percentage of hte general 
     composition of zooplankton.  Upwelling along the southern part of the 
     western Bay of Bengal during this season may account for the rich 
     zooplankton population towards the south.