Table 3.22. Biomass of net zooplankton in coral-reef waters and in waters of surrounding open ocean. Data by the author and Johnson (1949,
1954), Renon (1977), Michel (1969), Michel et al. (1972), Glynn (1973b), Porter (1974b), Porter and Porter (1977), Moore and Sander (1976),
Geptner (1979)
Place
Zone, where reef
Technique a
Time of
Biomass of zooplankton (mgm- 3
)
zooplankton was
collection
coll'!cted
In reef waters
In nearby
open ocean
maximum
average
Bikini atoll (Marshall I.)
Lagoon
n.b.
Day
147
71
Ninigo atoll (Bismarck Archipelago)
Lagoon
n.b.
Day
340
230
40
Moruroa atoll (Tuamotu)
Lagoon
n.b.
Night
783
425
24
Rangiroa atoll (Tuamotu)
Lagoon
n.b.
Night
2750
13
Takapoto atoll (Tuamotu)
Lagoon
n.b.
Night
170
54
12
Reef (atoll), Heron I.,
GBR
Leeward reef edge
n.v.
Night
800
720
55
Reef (atoll), Heron I.,
GBR
Lagoon
n.v.
Night
1150
850
55
Koetivi Island, (Seychelles)
Leeward reef
n.v.
Night
3650
2750
n.v.
Day
50
35
Chuong I.
(Namsu I.,
Gulf of Siam)
Fringing reef
n.v.
Night
1380
970
170
n.v.
Day
20
15
35
Ulaksucul Reef (Panama)
Patch reef
n.b.
Night
1500
San Bias
Reef (Puerto Rico)
Flat
n.a.
Night
10200
6000
2600
n.a.
Day
2200
1800
30
Laurel Reef (Puerto Rico)
Flat
n.a.
Night
10000
1000
115
Western Reef (Barbados)
Flat
n.a.
Day
600
250
40
an.a.: net tows by divers; n.b.: net tows from the boats; n.v.: passing of a definite volume of water taken by a bucket through the net.
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