LIFE CYCLE AND SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF THE COPEPOD LIMNOCALANUS MACRURUS SARS IN A HIGH ARCTIC

The population structure, life cycle, and abundance of the copepod Linznocalanus macw YUS, one of the two multicellular zooplanktonic species in Char Lake, Northwest Territories, has been studied for 18 months. The population is univoltine, taking about 9 months to develop from egg to adult. Total p...

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Main Authors: John C. Roff, John C. H. Cartel
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Northwest Territories
Phytoplankton
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.545.6367
http://www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_17/issue_3/0363.pdf
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Summary:The population structure, life cycle, and abundance of the copepod Linznocalanus macw YUS, one of the two multicellular zooplanktonic species in Char Lake, Northwest Territories, has been studied for 18 months. The population is univoltine, taking about 9 months to develop from egg to adult. Total population density was lower in 1970 than in 1969, whereas the phytoplankton biomass and productivity was virtually identical in both years. The lift cycle of L. macrurus was very similar in both years of study and also showed close similarity to that of a southern Ontario population.

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