Zooplankton biomass and metabolism in the frontal zones of the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Marine Systems
• Main Authors: Hernández León, Santiago, Sangrà, Pablo, Lehette, Pascal, Lubián, Luis M., Almeida, Carlos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Zooplankton; Antarctica; Metabolism; Fronts; Biomass; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bransfield Strait; Madariaga; South Shetland Islands; Weddell; Antarc*; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103872; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.11.001

Biomass, abundance, gut fluorescence and electron transfer system (ETS) activity of zooplankton have been studied in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctic Peninsula). Two well-defined frontal systems were observed: (1) the so-called Peninsula front between the Transitional Bellingshausen Water (TBW) and...