Table 5 Number of copepod species identified in different parts and during different periods in the East China Sea (ECS)
Area of ECS | Number of identified species | Study period | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Southwestern (Tanshui) | 83 | June/1970 | Tseng (1975) |
Southwestern (Tanshui River estuary) | 62 | August/1996–January/1997 | Hsieh and Chiu (1997) |
Southern (Coastal water) | 25a | May/1996 | Hwang et al. (1998) |
Southern (Nuclear power plants) | 37a | August/1996 | Wong et al. (1998) |
Southern (North of Taiwan) | 113 | April/1995 | Shih and Chiu (1998) |
Southern (North of Taiwan) | 183 | March/1995 | Shih et al. (2000) |
Southeastern (Upwelling water) | 178 | March/1995 | Lo et al. (2004b) |
Southern (Nuclear power plants) | 116 | November/2000–December/2003 | Hwang et al. (2004) |
Southwestern (Boundary coastal waters) | 110 | October/1998–September/2003 | Hwang et al. (2006) |
Southeastern (Upwelling water) | 95 | August/1998 | Liao et al. (2006) |
Southwestern (Estuary of Danshuei River) | 79a | October/1998–July/2004 | Dur et al. (2007) |
Southwestern area | 77 | July/2001 | Tseng et al. (2008d) |
Southwestern (Estuary of Danshuei River) | 120 | October/1998–July/2004 | Hwang et al. (2009) |
Southern area | 49 | September/1998 | Present study |