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. 2003 May;69(5):2773–2785. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2773-2785.2003

TABLE 5.

Zooplankton abundance at different sites

Site(s) n Copepodites
Copepod nauplii
Calanoid adult copepods
Cyclopoid adult copepods
Barnacle nauplii
Rotifers
% of positive samplesa >20% samples (%)b % of positive samples >20% samples (%) % of positive samples >20% samples (%) % of positive samples >20% samples (%) % of positive samples >20% samples (%) % of positive samples >20% samples (%)
F 26 61.5 11.5 84.6 42.3 61.5 15.4 69.2 0.0 23.1 0.0 73.1 50.0
B 17 64.7 11.8 100.0 76.5 100.0 35.3 47.1 5.9 70.6 11.8 35.3 5.9
K 25 68.0 12.0 96.0 84.0 88.0 8.0 36.0 0.0 64.0 32.0 40.0 12.0
S 26 69.2 3.8 92.3 92.3 73.1 7.7 42.3 0.0 65.4 11.5 30.8 15.4
H 26 84.6 7.7 100.0 76.9 80.8 11.5 46.2 3.8 65.4 34.6 26.9 7.7
B, K, S, H 94 72.3 8.5 96.8 83.0 84.0 13.8 42.6 2.1 66.0 23.4 33.0 10.6
All 120 70.0 9.2 94.2 74.2 79.2 14.2 48.3 1.7 56.7 18.3 41.7 19.2
a

Percentage of samples containing the organisms.

b

Percentage of samples in which the organisms accounted for more than 20% of the organisms present.