Introduction Copepods present the largest and most diverse group of zooplankton their feeding behavior can affect top-down bottom-up processes. Thus, how efficient is executed determines abundance copepods’ prey predators and, with that, carbon transfer storage in ecosystems. The rise anthropogenic underwater noise from shipping, oil exploration exploitation, wind farm construction operation, m...

The ecosystem of the Caspian Sea have been strikingly changed by human activities. This area has undergone significant ecological alterations and serious environmental degradation since the beginning of 1990s. The impact of fish cage culture on the zooplankton community was studied in the southwestern Caspian Sea, off Jafrud during January to April 2013. A total of 12 zooplankton belonging to 9...

The study of planktonic animals the Caspian Sea is topical and, during last centuries, has brought and continues to bring new results. This an inevitable process attributed introduction non-indigenous predatory representatives zooplankton by ballast water ships. During period, Middle was represented 13 taxa consisted mainly species typical Palearctic region. Native fauna three species—cladocera...

This study was conducted in the sea system of Taranto (south Italy) to explore consequences COVID-19 lockdown all human activities on zooplankton abundance and composition. Copepoda were selected as best indicators four different dates taken represent annual variability. The availability samples from past collections (15 30 years ago) allowed comparison with previous situations. community most ...