The
holoplankton of the Santa Catarina coast, southern Brazil.
29 species of copepods, 4 species of cladocera, 11 groups of
holoplankton and 9 groups of meroplankton were determined in spring; 17 species of copepods, 4 species of cladocera and 8 groups of
holoplankton and meroplankton, respectively, were determined in summer; 23 species of copepods, 2 species of cladocera, 10 groups of
holoplankton and 7 groups of meroplankton were determined in autumn and 34 species of copepods, 12 groups of
holoplankton and 7 groups of meroplankton were determined in winter.
This led to a large difference between
holoplankton and meroplankton abundance (Fig.
2010), but carbon dioxide seeps have not so far been used for the study of ocean acidification on
holoplankton.
Ship ballast water is a major source of introductions of coastal marine species, particularly of
holoplankton and meroplankton with relatively long-lived planktonic larvae.
Seasonal composition and food web relationships of marine organisms in the nearshore zone--including components of the ichthyoplankton, meroplankton, and
holoplankton.
Although the meroplankton may be an important component of zooplankton communities, most of the biomass of these communities consists of
holoplankton.
The entire contents of each sample were analyzed, except in cases where larvae and
holoplankton were extremely numerous.
Such animals are termed
holoplankton, while the temporary residents of the plankton (such as the larval forms) are called meroplankton.
Folsom fractioning was used to further divide the collected biomass into 1/8th subsamples, thereby facilitating the counting of neuston
holoplankton and M.
Key words: Abundance,
holoplankton, meroplankton, copepods, tropical estuary.
Holoplankton, meroplankton, and meiofauna associated with marine snow.
