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Table 3 The density of zooplankton and Copepoda (ind./m
3
) in different areas in Basrah
Locality study area
Mish-size (mm)
Zooplankton
Copepoda
References
Garmat Ali
0.250
9-1050
4-1042
Ajeel et al. (2004)
Shatt Al-Arab
0.090
110-2047
30-1322
Ajeel (1998)
Shatt Al-Arab
0.090
70-27670
61-20067
AL-Zubaidi (1998)
Shatt Al-Arab
0.120
76-12297
0-61
Ajeel (2004)
Shatt Al-Basrah
0.120
53-3483
14-2282
Ajeel (2004)
Shatt Al-Basrah
0.120
5811-95514
3017-46801
Ajeel (2012)
Khour AL-Zubair
0.090
1026-42454
253-33989
Ajeel (1990)
Khour AL-Zubair
0.120
12-13625
5-8901
Ajeel (2004)
Khour AL-Zubair
0.120
3549-20328
2441-18149
Ajeel (2012)
Khour Abdullah
0.090
2565-24940
1902-23587
Ajeel (1990)
Khour Abdullah
0.200
214-6546
163-6074
Salman et al.
(1990)
Khour Abdullah
0.120
1223-7029
416-5774
Current study
Shatt Al-Arab estuary
0.120
185-32856
51-30368
Current study
Table 4 Comparison of biomass in terms of the displacement volume (ml/m
3
) with previous studies in different areas in Basrah
Locality
study area
Biomass (ml/m
3
)
References
Garmat Ali
0.002-0.261
Ajeel et al. (2004)
Shatt Al-Arab
0.001-0.045
Ajeel (1998)
Shatt Al-Basrah
0.18-1.90
Ajeel (2012)
Khour AL-Zubair
0.07-3.461
Ajeel (2012)
Khour AL-Zubair
0.081-3.15
Ajeel (1990)
Khour Abdullah
0.049-1.022
Salman et al.
(1990)
Khour Abdullah
0.116-1.268
Ajeel (1990)
Khour Abdullah
0.065-0.653
Current study
Shatt Al-Arab estuary
0.379-2.005
Current study
Kuwait water
0.37-1.81
Yamazi (1974)
Kuwait water
0.01-2.1
Jacob et al. (1979)
Arabian Gulf
0.11-2.0
Grice and Gibson (1978)
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Marine Science Center, p.149 (in Arabic)
Ajeel S.G., 1997, The seasonal variations in length of some important species of marine calanoid copepods in the North West Arabian Gulf, Marina
Mesopotamica, 12(1): 121-139
Ajeel S.G., 1998, Population dynamics and bioenergetics of two species of Cladocera (
Simocephalus vetulus
&
Daphnia magna
) in Basrah with a reference to
zooplankton, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Basrah, pp.154 (in Arabic)
Ajeel S.G., 2004, Abundance and distribution of zooplankton in some waters in southern region of Iraq, Marina Mesopotamica, 19(1): 95-115 (in Arabic)
Ajeel S.G., 2012, Distribution and abundance of zooplankton in Shatt Al -Basrah and Khour Al Zubair Channels, Basrah, Iraq, Journal of Basrah Researches
(Sciences), 38(4): 10-28
Ajeel S.G., 2016, Seasonal variations of zooplankton abundance in Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq, International Journal of Marine Science, 6(58): 1-8
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167-178 (in Arabic)
Ajeel S.G., Al-Imarah F.J.M., and Hameed M.F., 2015, Distribution of chemical elements in zooplanktons from southern Iraqi Waters, International Journal of
Environment & Water, 4(2): 140 – 148
Ajeel S.G., and Khalaf T.A., 1995, Environment and reproduction of
Acartia (Acartiella) faoensis
(Calanoida: Copepoda) in North West Arabian Gulf, Marina
Mesopotamica, 10(1): 137-154 (in Arabic)
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Pseudodiaptomus marinus
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