Achuthankutty,-C.T.; Nair,-S.R.S.; Haridas,-P.; Madhupratap,-
	M.  Zooplankton composition of the Kalpeni and Agatti 
	Atolls, Lakshadweep Archipelago.  INDIAN-J.-MAR.-SCI. 
	1989. vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 151-154.

Composition of zooplankton in the lagoons was quite different 
from that of the sea and, to a large extent, was independent 
of oceanic influence. While copepods were dominant in the 
sea, meroplankton, particularly brachyuran zoeae constituted 
the largest group in the lagoons. Zooplankton standing stock 
was lower in the lagoons as compared to the sea. Among 
copepods, calanoids showed higher abundance in the sea 
whereas harpacticoids and cyclopods dominated the Kalpeni and 
Agatti lagoons respectively. Several striking similarities 
were observed in the zooplankton composition between the 
coral and coastal lagoons.