This study assessed horizontal and vertical distribution abundance of zooplankton community in water samples collected from 26 stations at a depth 0 to 250 m the northern Bay Bengal. A total 55 species were identified where Copepod was 72.41% Ciliophora 8.62%. Among Copepod, 48%, 40% 12% Calanoid, Cyclopoid Harpacticoid respectively. also found 2 Decapod, Rotifer, Cladocera, 1 Chaetognatha Stom...

Understanding the relationship between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is critical to predicting and monitoring the effects of ecosystem changes on important soil processes. However, most of Earth’s soils are too biologically diverse to identify each species present and determine their functional role in food webs. The soil ecosystems of Victoria Land (VL) Antarctica are functionall...