Zoological Studies

Table 1 Vertical distribution of zooplankton density (individuals/m ³) at different sampling locations in the western Bay of Bengal during day and night

From: Mesozooplankton community structure in the upper 1,000 m along the western Bay of Bengal during the 2002 fall intermonsoon

Depth strata (m)	WB1 (12°N, 81°E)		WB2 (15°N, 82°E)		WB3 (17°N, 83°E)		WB4 (19°N, 85°E)
Depth strata (m)	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night
Mixed layer	ND	1,363	1,122	861	100	2,482	290	2,336
Thermocline	ND	412	601	182	9	165	12	145
BT to 300	ND	55	87	8	863	24	291	12
300 to 500	ND	28	2	14	276	41	259	9
500 to 1,000	ND	7	17	30	21	20	57	15

BT, base of the thermocline; ND, no data.

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