Study on the metabolism of two dominant copepods: Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei collected in summer from the marginal ice zone of the Prydz Bay, Antarctica

Metabolic rates (oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion) of two dominant copepods, Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei, were measured during the austral summer (December 1998 - January 1999), in the marginal ice zone of the Prydz Bay. Their elemental compositions (C and N) were also analyzed...

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Main Authors: Chaolun, Li, Song, Sun, Guangtao, Zhang, Peng, Ji
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2001
Subjects:
Austral
Prydz Bay
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Science
Copepods
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2227/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2227/1/A200102007.pdf
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Summary:Metabolic rates (oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion) of two dominant copepods, Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei, were measured during the austral summer (December 1998 - January 1999), in the marginal ice zone of the Prydz Bay. Their elemental compositions (C and N) were also analyzed through these metabolic experiments. The results showed that C. acutus was 48.4% - 48.6% of dry weight in carbon content and 6.1% - 6.5% of dry weight in nitrogen content.

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