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Impact of Variation in Environmental Parameters on Abundance of Paracalanidae (Calanoida: Copepoda) from the Tropical Coast of India, Bay of Bengal

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Copepods belonging to the family Paracalanidae are dominant in the tropical regions of the oceans. In the present study, zooplankton samples were collected from January to December 2019 at three stations off Marina coast, Chennai, India. Five species of Paracalanidae were reported in the present study, whereas Acrocalanus gracilis was found to be a dominant species throughout the study with a mean abundance of 47.65 ± 8.73 × 103 ind./m3. Overall, the density of Paracalanidae was the highest in January and the lowest in June. Pearson’s correlation and regression analyses were conducted between the density of Paracalanidae and the observed physicochemical parameters of the aquatic environment to emphasize the relationship between them. A high negative correlation coefficient was observed between the Paracalanidae abundance and the water temperature (–0.76) and ammonia content (–0.73), whereas a high positive correlation was observed between the Paracalanidae abundance and the dissolved oxygen (0.75). The regression coefficient (R2) between the Paracalanidae abundance and the water temperature and ammonia content was 0.57 and 0.53, respectively, which indicated a strong negative relationship between the Paracalanidae abundance and the water temperature and ammonia content. However, this study also showed a strong relationship between the Paracalanidae abundance and the water salinity, pH, and nitrate content.

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The authors (MAN and SK) would like to thank the Management, Principal, and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at the Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology for providing the necessary resources. The authors (MAN, SK, and BG) would also like to thank the Management, Principal, and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at the St. Joseph’s College of Engineering for their support throughout the study period.

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The authors would like to thank the Government of India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences for providing the financial assistance for the completion of this work (MoES/36/OOIS/Extra/2018).

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MAN devised the study task, analyzed the samples, carried out the research work, and drafted the manuscript. MAN and SK collected zooplankton samples, identified the species, and statistically interpreted the results. SK acquired funding for the research work. BG reviewed and finalized the manuscript. BG and SK supervised the entire work.

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Nawaz, M.A., Kandhasamy, S. & Gurunathan, B. Impact of Variation in Environmental Parameters on Abundance of Paracalanidae (Calanoida: Copepoda) from the Tropical Coast of India, Bay of Bengal. Russ J Mar Biol 49, 391–400 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074023050073

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