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environmental closeness of different zooplankton across the sampling stations. It is concluded, that the Gulf of
Mannar region is considered as a rich bio-diversity hot spot for marine zooplankton. The present basic information
of the zooplankton distribution and abundance would form a useful tool for further ecological assessment and
monitoring of these coastal ecosystems.
Fig. 4 PCs showing the degree of similarity in zooplankton faunas between stations
Acknowledgements
Authors are thanking the authorities of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India and Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India for
providing required facilities. The author (N. Jeyaraj) expresses his gratitude to UGC, Government of India, New Delhi for financial
assistance through Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme.
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