The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 2 Zooplankton population density during in the Ukkadam Lake during December 2011–November 2012

From: Impact of seasonal changes in zooplankton biodiversity in Ukkadam Lake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, and potential future implications of climate change

Season	Rotifera	Cladocera	Copepoda	Ostracoda	F value	P - value
Post-monsoon	6508 ± 75^a	5012 ± 39^c	5257 ± 26^b	1205 ± 29^d	5975.37	0.000
Summer	9196 ± 64^a	5514 ± 51^b	5045 ± 42^c	2425 ± 23^d	8663.32	0.000
Pre-monsoon	7078 ± 38^a	5980 ± 36^b	5601 ± 18^c	1497 ± 31^d	19,149.31	0.000
Monsoon	5243 ± 29^a	3863 ± 23^c	4685 ± 26^b	826 ± 18^d	17,520.37	0.000

n = 3; mean ± SD. Different superscript small letters denote significant difference at p < 0.001

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