Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy
Seven species of euphausiids were found in the Bay of Fundy: Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Thysanoessa inermis, T. longicaudata, T. raschii, T. gregaria, Euphausia krohnii, and Nematoscelis megalops (listed in descending order of abundance). A high-intensity sampling scheme during November and March fa...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f82-045 2023-12-17T10:33:19+01:00 Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy Kulka, D. W. Corey, S. Iles, T. D. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f82-045 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f82-045 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 39, issue 2, page 326-334 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1982 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f82-045 2023-11-19T13:38:21Z Seven species of euphausiids were found in the Bay of Fundy: Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Thysanoessa inermis, T. longicaudata, T. raschii, T. gregaria, Euphausia krohnii, and Nematoscelis megalops (listed in descending order of abundance). A high-intensity sampling scheme during November and March facilitated detailed distributional studies which revealed that M. norvegica, T. inermis, and T. longicaudata each had a specific stationary center of abundance in the study area, and each species performed a different pattern of diurnal vertical migration. Meganyctiphanes norvegica formed 90% (constituting 70 kt) of the euphausiids. The last four species were occasional immigrants from areas south of the Bay of Fundy. From the relationships between life history stages, vertical migration patterns, distribution, and currents in the Fundy Region, we suggest that these euphausiid species form stocks.Key words: euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Thysanoessa inermis, Thysanoessa longicaudata, biomass, community structure, stock, Bay of Fundy Article in Journal/Newspaper Meganyctiphanes norvegica Thysanoessa inermis Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 39 2 326 334 |
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Seven species of euphausiids were found in the Bay of Fundy: Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Thysanoessa inermis, T. longicaudata, T. raschii, T. gregaria, Euphausia krohnii, and Nematoscelis megalops (listed in descending order of abundance). A high-intensity sampling scheme during November and March facilitated detailed distributional studies which revealed that M. norvegica, T. inermis, and T. longicaudata each had a specific stationary center of abundance in the study area, and each species performed a different pattern of diurnal vertical migration. Meganyctiphanes norvegica formed 90% (constituting 70 kt) of the euphausiids. The last four species were occasional immigrants from areas south of the Bay of Fundy. From the relationships between life history stages, vertical migration patterns, distribution, and currents in the Fundy Region, we suggest that these euphausiid species form stocks.Key words: euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Thysanoessa inermis, Thysanoessa longicaudata, biomass, community structure, stock, Bay of Fundy |
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Kulka, D. W. Corey, S. Iles, T. D. |
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Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy |
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Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy |
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Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy |
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Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy |
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Community Structure and Biomass of Euphausiids in the Bay of Fundy |
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community structure and biomass of euphausiids in the bay of fundy |
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