Abstract:A direct counting method and present/absence method (observed chlorophyll-a content of nature pond phytoplankton with and without addition of copepods) were used to estimate in situ grazing capacity of a brackish copepod Sinocalanus tenellus grazing on phytoplankton in saline-alkaline ponds located in Zhaodian Fish Farm (Latitude 37°17′N, Longitude 117°55′E), Gaoqing County, Shandong Province from 4 May to 7 May,1998, aimed to provide the scientific evidence for understanding of the features of energy flow...