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A study of zooplankton samples taken from Parakrama Samudra revealed long-term changes in species composition. However, these changes were probably due to low water levels following a catastrophic cyclone in 1978. Species composition seems to have returned to a stable condition after restoration of high water levels. Seasonal changes in composition and densities of plankton were not marked over a three-years sampling period.
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Fernando, C.H., Rajapaksa, R. (1983). Some remarks on long-term and seasonal changes in the zooplankton of Parakrama Samudra. In: Schiemer, F. (eds) Limnology of Parakrama Samudra — Sri Lanka. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7281-0_6
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