Advances in zooplankton studies-an overview

Abstract

Zooplankton are floating or drifting animals that havemany ecological importanceinboth freshwaterand marine ecosystems.Many are considered to bebio indicatorsand have undeniable role in energy transfer through food chains and biogeochemical cycling.To know about different aspects about zooplankton the care should be taken from the level of collection and further in to their preservation, identification, sorting, enumerationand their analysis through different scientific procedures.A nutshell of on site as well aslaboratorywise procedures involving different techniques and instrumentation in zooplankton studies and advancements that have been made and currently followedby the researches are included in this review article.