ZP00011: Bioluminescent marine zooplankton along the east coast of Sri Lanka: Identification and spatial distribution

Title: ZP00011: Bioluminescent marine zooplankton along the east coast of Sri Lanka:...
Abstract: Bioluminescence is the production and emission of visible light by living organisms. Many organisms, including single cell bacteria to large vertebrates representing over 700 genera are known to produce light. Among these, zooplanktons are considered as one of the major bioluminescent organisms in the marine environment. The present study was carried out to identify the bioluminescent zooplankton species and their spatial distribution patterns off the east coast of Sri Lanka. Zooplankton s...
Publication Date: May 29, 2018, 11:22 p.m.
Keywords: zooplankton , Corycaeus sp. , Oikopleura sp. , diversity index , Macrostella sp. , Bioluminescence , Acrocalanus sp. , Oncaea sp , species richness
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: JS 5
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Wimalasiri H.B.U.G.M., Jinadasa S. U. P., Dissanayake D.C.T., A.Weidemann A. and Wijesekera H. (2016). Bioluminescent marine zooplankton along the east coas...

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