Vertical and geographic distribution of copepod communities at late summer in the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Yan-Guo Wang, Li-Chun Tseng, Mao Lin, Jiang-Shiou Hwang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Pacific; Makarov Basin; Calanus glacialis; Calanus hyperboreus; canada basin; makarov basin; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219319; https://doaj.org/article/12ebd151082f481b90800a8dc4283a61

Zooplankton plays a pivotal role in linking primary production to higher level consumers in the food webs of marine ecosystems. The distribution of zooplankton is affected by general water conditions, monsoons, currents, and spatial and temporal factors. In the Arctic Ocean, the sea surface is natur...