Benthic Harpacticoida (Crustacea, Copepoda) from the Svalbard archipelago

ABSTRACT: This article presents an inventory of the marine benthic harpacticoids (Crustacea, Copepoda) from the area of Svalbard (including Bear Island). Information concetning the occurrence of 90 taxa in the shallow littoral zone of Svalbard is presented based on own samples as well as published a...

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Main Authors: Lech Kotwicki, Instytut Ekologii Polska Akademia
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.455.7760
http://polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr23/ppr23-185.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This article presents an inventory of the marine benthic harpacticoids (Crustacea, Copepoda) from the area of Svalbard (including Bear Island). Information concetning the occurrence of 90 taxa in the shallow littoral zone of Svalbard is presented based on own samples as well as published and unpublished sources. Two species and 7 genera are reported for the first time from the investigated area.