Abstract:
In natural environment, the primary food chain mainly dominated by phytoplankton
which was the main photosynthetic producers as a food source for the higher trophic
level followed by zooplankton as consumer. The studies of fatty acid content in
plankton have been studied worldwide with different condition and climate especially
in marine ecology. This method is very useful to trace the basic sources background
in marine organisms. Fatty acid is important in as a source of energy in higher trophic
level. The importance in this study was to determine the dominant plankton and to
trace the fatty acid biomarkers in the natural plankton community with different mesh
sizes.
