Antarctic neritic zooplankton community

• Main Authors: Wojciech Kittel, Jacek Siciński, Maria I. Żmijewska, Luiza Bielecka, Katarzyna Błachowiak-samołyk, Zakład Biologii, Polarnej Oceanobiologii, Centrum Biologii Morza, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Instytut Oceanografii, Uniwersytet Gdański, Admiralty Bay, King George Isl, South Shetland Islands
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Antarctic; Admiralty Bay; diversity; zooplankton; Ezcurra; Ezcurra Inlet; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.599.1099; http://www.polar.pan.pl/ppr22/2001-1_011-033.pdf

ABSTRACT: Sixty seven zooplankton taxa were recorded in a total of 54 WP-2 net vertical hauls carried out in a year round cycle in Admiralty Bay. Copepoda were the most common and abundant group and Oithona similis was the dominant species throughout the area. Polychaeta, Ostracoda and Chaetognatha were also rather common and abundant. Euphausiacea, Amphi-poda and Salpae occured mainly in the central part and the outlet area of the bay. No differences in zooplankton assemblages diversity in the four investigated areas of Admiralty Bay were en countered. However, distinct differences in species richness between the zooplankton of Ezcurra Inlet and the main basin of the bay were observed. The. composition of zooplankton was rather stable throughout the year, but seasonal occurrences of larvae of Polychaeta, Crustacea, Echino-dermata and Ascidiacea were noted. A Ust of the 174 zooplankton taxa ever found in Admiralty Bay is presented by combining the present results with the existing scientific data.