Zooplankton Community of Cotonou Port Basin in Guinean Gulf: First Data

Authors

  • Hotèkpo Hervé Akodogbo Research Laboratory in Applied Biology (LARBA), Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 PO box 2009, Cotonou, Benin
  • Fridolin Ubald Dossou-Sognon Research Laboratory in Applied Biology (LARBA), Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 PO box 2009, Cotonou, Benin
  • Fadéby Modeste Gouissi Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, PO box 123, Parakou, Benin
  • Patrick Junior Kouglo Research Laboratory in Applied Biology (LARBA), Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 PO box 2009, Cotonou, Benin
  • Arnaud Assogba Institute of Halieutic and Oceanological Research of Benin (IRHOB), Cotonou 03 PO box 1665, Benin
  • Emile Didier Fiogbe Research Laboratory on Wetlands (LRZH), Faculty of Sciences and Technical (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), PO box 526, Cotonou, Benin

Keywords:

Zooplankton, Taxonomic composition, Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin, Gulf of Guinea

Abstract

The Autonomous Port of Cotonou in Benin hosts several activities in its port basin exposing it to pollution and biological invasions risks. To provide a basic knowledge on this port basin's zooplanktonic community structure, four quarterly sampling campaigns (July and October 2020 then January and April 2021) were conducted to collect zooplankton using a plankton net of 53 µm mesh, weighted to a depth of 05 m. Thirty-five (35) taxa plus nauplii and other unidentified copepods were recovered from the port basin and then distributed into nine (9) groups, making an average density of 23613.62 ind/m3. Copepods were the most abundant group (97.97% of the total density) with Oithona spp. as the most abundant taxon (20% of the total density). July was the most abundant month for zooplankton. These results will be used for future assessment of the status of this ecosystem.

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2023-02-04

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Hotèkpo Hervé Akodogbo, Fridolin Ubald Dossou-Sognon, Fadéby Modeste Gouissi, Patrick Junior Kouglo, Arnaud Assogba, & Emile Didier Fiogbe. (2023). Zooplankton Community of Cotonou Port Basin in Guinean Gulf: First Data. International Journal of Applied Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 17(1), 1–15. Retrieved from https://ijascfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Applied_Sciences_Journal/article/view/1329

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023)

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