Instruments and Methods Howwell does the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) sample zooplankton? A comparison with the Longhurst Hardy Plankton Recorder (LHPR) in the northeast Atlantic

• Main Authors: Anthony J. Richardson A, Eurgain H. John B, Xabier Irigoien C, Roger P. Harris D, Graeme C. Hays B
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Zooplankton; Copepods; Ocean Weather Station India; Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR; Longhurst-Hardy Plankton Recorder (LHPR; Longhurst; Calanus finmarchicus; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.424.796; http://www.swansea.ac.uk/bs/turtle/reprints/Richardson et al 2004 CPR LHPR comparison.pdf

The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey has collected data on basin-scale zooplankton abundance in the North Atlantic since the 1930s. These data have been used in many studies to elucidate seasonal patterns and long-term change in plankton populations, as well as more recently to validate eco...