Seasonal Variability in the Zooplankton Community Structure in a Sub-Arctic Fjord as Revealed by Morphological and Molecular Approaches

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Estelle Coguiec, Elizaveta A. Ershova, Malin Daase, Tobias R. Vonnahme, Owen S. Wangensteen, Rolf Gradinger, Kim Præbel, Jørgen Berge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: metabarcoding; sub-arctic; seasonal community dynamics; zooplankton; meroplankton; copepods; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Holo; Norway; Northern Norway; Pseudocalanus minutus; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.705042; https://doaj.org/article/a00fcf0dcf8d4221bf8e7845f1cd7308

Phyto- and zooplankton in Arctic and sub-Arctic seas show very strong seasonal changes in diversity and biomass. Here we document the seasonal variability in the mesozooplankton community structure in a sub-Arctic fjord in Northern Norway based on monthly sampling between November 2018 and February...