Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer

• Published in: Helgoland Marine Research
• Main Authors: Thompson, Gustavo Ariel, Dinofrio, Estela O., Alder, Viviana Andrea
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Biomass; Copepods; Density; Drake Passage; Interannual Fluctuations; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Austral; Argentino; Argentina; Gustavo; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/68848

The relative importance of small forms of copepods has been historically underestimated by the traditional use of 200-300-μm mesh nets. This work quantified the distribution and abundance of copepods, considering two size fractions (<300 μm and >300 μm), in superficial waters (9 m deep) of the...