Title of article :
Horizontal distribution of calanoid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean during the summer of 2008
Author/Authors :
Matsuno، نويسنده , , Kohei and Yamaguchi، نويسنده , , Atsushi and Shimada، نويسنده , , Koji and Imai، نويسنده , , Ichiro، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages :
15
From page :
105
To page :
119
Abstract :
The horizontal distribution of the epipelagic zooplankton communities in the western Arctic Ocean was studied during August–October 2008. Zooplankton abundance and biomass were higher in the Chukchi Sea, and ranged from 3,000 to 274,000 ind. m−2 and 5–678 g WM m−2, respectively. Copepods were the most dominant taxa and comprised 37−94% of zooplankton abundance. For calanoid copepods, 30 species belonging to 20 genera were identified. Based on the copepod abundance, their communities were classified into three groups using a cluster analysis. The horizontal distribution of each group was well synchronized with depth zones, defined here as Shelf, Slope and Basin. Neritic Pacific copepods were the dominant species in the Shelf zone. Arctic copepods were substantially greater in the Slope zone than the other regions. Mesopelagic copepods were greater in the Basin zone than the other regions. Stage compositions of large-sized Arctic copepods (Calanus glacialis and Metridia longa) were characterized by the dominance of late copepodid stages in the Basin. Both the abundance and stage compositions of large copepods corresponded well with Chl. a concentrations in each region, with high Chl. a in the Shelf and Slope supporting reproduction of copepods resulting in high abundance dominated by early copepodid stages.
Keywords :
Calanus glacialis , Copepod community , Pacific water , Metridia longa , Pseudocalanus spp.
Journal title :
Polar Science
Serial Year :
2012
Journal title :
Polar Science
Record number :
2317381
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