Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

Zooplankton are a primary component of aquatic food chain and play an important role in the functioning of aquatic food webs. Seasonal variation in community structures of zooplankton and potential environmental drivers were studied, during a 1-year cycle (summer 2015 – spring 2016) in subtropical m...

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Main Authors: Mamun, Abdullah Al, Akhtar, Aysha, Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena, Islam, Md. Shafiqul, Uddin, M. Muslem, Alam, Md. Didarul, Xu, Henglong
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
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author Mamun, Abdullah Al
Akhtar, Aysha
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Islam, Md. Shafiqul
Uddin, M. Muslem
Alam, Md. Didarul
Xu, Henglong
author_facet Mamun, Abdullah Al
Akhtar, Aysha
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Islam, Md. Shafiqul
Uddin, M. Muslem
Alam, Md. Didarul
Xu, Henglong
author_sort Mamun, Abdullah Al
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description Zooplankton are a primary component of aquatic food chain and play an important role in the functioning of aquatic food webs. Seasonal variation in community structures of zooplankton and potential environmental drivers were studied, during a 1-year cycle (summer 2015 – spring 2016) in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, coastal waters in Bangladesh. A total of 32 species representing 25 families, 13 orders and 15 taxonomic groups were identified. Of these species, 23 distributed in all four season of which 8 were dominant species with high contributions of the total communities. Species number was peaked in autumn and fell in summer while maximum abundance was in the winter and minimum in summer. Multivariate analyses showed that there was a clear seasonal shift in zooplankton community structures in relation with environmental conditions. Species diversity and evenness peaked in summer while the high value of species richness was found in autumn. Multivariate correlation (RELATE) and BIO-ENV analysis demonstrated that seasonal variation in community patterns was significantly correlated with temporal shift of environmental conditions and that variation mainly driven by water transparency, salinity, DO, TSS and nutrients. Thus, this finding implies that the zooplankton community represented a clear seasonal shift shaped by environmental drivers in subtropical channels systems.
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spelling upm-738372021-07-15T07:34:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73837/ Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Mamun, Abdullah Al Akhtar, Aysha Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena Islam, Md. Shafiqul Uddin, M. Muslem Alam, Md. Didarul Xu, Henglong Zooplankton are a primary component of aquatic food chain and play an important role in the functioning of aquatic food webs. Seasonal variation in community structures of zooplankton and potential environmental drivers were studied, during a 1-year cycle (summer 2015 – spring 2016) in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, coastal waters in Bangladesh. A total of 32 species representing 25 families, 13 orders and 15 taxonomic groups were identified. Of these species, 23 distributed in all four season of which 8 were dominant species with high contributions of the total communities. Species number was peaked in autumn and fell in summer while maximum abundance was in the winter and minimum in summer. Multivariate analyses showed that there was a clear seasonal shift in zooplankton community structures in relation with environmental conditions. Species diversity and evenness peaked in summer while the high value of species richness was found in autumn. Multivariate correlation (RELATE) and BIO-ENV analysis demonstrated that seasonal variation in community patterns was significantly correlated with temporal shift of environmental conditions and that variation mainly driven by water transparency, salinity, DO, TSS and nutrients. Thus, this finding implies that the zooplankton community represented a clear seasonal shift shaped by environmental drivers in subtropical channels systems. Elsevier 2018-08 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73837/1/ZOO.pdf Mamun, Abdullah Al and Akhtar, Aysha and Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena and Islam, Md. Shafiqul and Uddin, M. Muslem and Alam, Md. Didarul and Xu, Henglong (2018) Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 38 (4). 316 - 324. ISSN 1872-2032; ESSN: 1000-0933 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1872203217300653 10.1016/j.chnaes.2017.11.001
spellingShingle Mamun, Abdullah Al
Akhtar, Aysha
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Islam, Md. Shafiqul
Uddin, M. Muslem
Alam, Md. Didarul
Xu, Henglong
Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title_full Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title_fullStr Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title_short Seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
title_sort seasonal pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in subtropical maritime channels systems in the bay of bengal, bangladesh
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