ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AT MAJAKERTA ESTUARY AND ITS SURROUNDING WATERS, INDRAMAYU REGENCY, WEST JAVA PROVINCE
<p><em>Majakerta estuary </em><em>and its surrounding waters </em><em>ha</em><em>ve a high </em><em>potential fishery resource </em><em>which</em><em> is </em><em>commonly </em><em>utilized by the community</em><em> around the area</em><em>. Fluctuation of</em><em> physical and chemical parameters of the waters and fishery activities around the estuary can influence the existenc</em><em>e</em><em> of zooplankton</em><em>. This study was conducted from December 2014 to May 2015. Sampl</em><em>es</em><em> of </em><em>the </em><em>zooplankton w</em><em>ere</em><em> collected monthly at </em><em>four</em><em> station</em><em>s </em>(<em>consisted of sea, river and estuary areas</em>)<em>. Based </em><em>o</em><em>n the </em><em>study</em><em>, zooplankton in the Majakerta estuary </em><em>and its surrounding waters </em><em>consist</em><em>ed</em><em> of six classes; i.e. Protozoa (11 genera), Crustaceae (4 genera, 1 nauplius stadia), and Rotifera (4 genera). </em><em>A higher abundance was found at the sea (29025 ind./m<sup>3</sup>), while a lower abundance was at the river and estuary (7147 ind./m<sup>3</sup> dan 7582 ind./m<sup>3</sup>). </em><em>Based on the zooplankton diversity index, it</em><em> can be inferred that the value was relatively low. There were two habitat groups, namely Station Group 1 </em><em>(Station 1 and </em><em> 2</em><em>; </em><em>river</em><em> and</em><em> estuary) and </em><em>Station Group 2 (S</em><em>tation 3 </em><em>and </em><em>4</em><em>; </em><em>sea) w</em><em>ith </em><em>influencing parameters</em><em> </em><em>such as </em><em> </em><em>transparency</em><em>, pH, and salinity. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> </em><em>e</em><em>stuar</em><em>y</em><em>, Majakerta, </em><em>zoo</em><em>plankton</em><em>,</em><em> community structure</em><em></em></p>