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Table 1 Monthly distribution of dominant zooplanktonic genera at station P1

From: Impact assessment of nuclear power plant discharge on zooplankton abundance and distribution in coastal waters of Kalpakkam, India

Genera

Genera No.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Acartia

G1

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

Acrocalanus

G2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

Branchious

G3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Canthocalanus

G4

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Centerophages

G5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

Copilia

G6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Corycaeus

G7

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Diphyes

G8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Eucalanus

G9

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

Euterpina

G10

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Evadne

G11

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Favella

G12

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Globigerina

G13

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Labidocera

G14

2.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Lucifer

G15

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Macrosetella

G16

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

Microsetella

G17

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Monostyla

G18

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Oithona

G19

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Oncacea

G20

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Paracalanus

G21

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Sagitta

G22

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Temora

G23

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Tintinnopsis

G24

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Bivalve veliger larva

G25

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Cirripede nauplii

G26

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Crustacean naupilus

G27

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Copepod naupilus

G28

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Gastropod veliger

G29

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Polycheate larve

G30

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

  1. (1.0 = rare; 2.0 = frequent; 3.0 = moderate; 4.0 = high)