Biogeography of key mesozooplankton species in the North Atlantic and egg production of Calanus finmarchicus

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: Melle, W., Runge, J. A., Head, E., Plourde, S., Castellani, C., Licandro, P., Pierson, J., Jonasdottir, S. H., Johnson, C., Broms, C., Debes, H., Falkenhaug, T., Gaard, E., Gislason, A., Heath, M. R., Niehoff, B., Nielsen, T. G., Pepin, P., Stenevik, E. K., Chust, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh 2015
• Subjects: Calanus finmarchicus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00332/44366/43971.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-223-2015; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00332/44366/

Here we present a new, pan-North-Atlantic compilation of data on key mesozooplankton species, including the most important copepod, Calanus finmarchicus. Distributional data of eight representative zooplankton taxa, from recent (2000-2009) Continuous Plankton Recorder data, are presented, along with basin-scale data of the phytoplankton colour index. Then we present a compilation of data on C. finmarchicus, including observations of abundance, demography, egg production and female size, with accompanying data on temperature and chlorophyll.