The Distribution of Pteropods in the Waters of Eastern Canada and Newfoundland

Pteropod collections from several expeditions show both Clione limacina and Limacina helicina in the arctic, Hudson bay and strait, southward to cape Sable, and in the gulf of St. Lawrence, with L. helicina generally more abundant except at the south. L. retroversa, absent in northern collections, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Kerswill, C. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1940
Subjects:
General Medicine
Arctic
Hudson Bay
Canada
Hudson
Belle Isle
Clione limacina
Limacina helicina
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f40-005
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f40-005
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Summary:Pteropod collections from several expeditions show both Clione limacina and Limacina helicina in the arctic, Hudson bay and strait, southward to cape Sable, and in the gulf of St. Lawrence, with L. helicina generally more abundant except at the south. L. retroversa, absent in northern collections, was more abundant than the other species from Belle Isle strait to cape Sable, increasing in numbers in the gulf of St. Lawrence in summer.

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