Ecology and distribution of Copepods from the salt pan ecosystems of Mumbai, West Coast of India
Ecology, distribution and diversity of Copepod collected from two salt pans of Mumbai, India, are presented. 
Copepods, the main zooplankton components, consisted mainly of Bestiolina similis, Acartia southwelli, Oithona sp., O. similis, O. hebes and Mesochra sp. The species distribution showed pulses and peaks with harpacticoids dominating in extreme environmental conditions.