Distinct vertical behavior of key Arctic copepods following the midnight sun period in the East Siberian continental margin region, Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Wuju Son, Jee-Hoon Kim, Eun Jin Yang, Hyoung Sul La
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: copepod; diel vertical migration; East Siberian Sea; Arctic Ocean; midnight sun; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Calanus glacialis; Calanus hyperboreus; Phytoplankton; Sea ice; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1137045; https://doaj.org/article/c29d34e6d6b94def90701f7c2857db15

Diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton plays a vital role in biological carbon pump and food web interactions. However, there is considerable debate about the DVM of zooplankton in response to environmental changes in the Arctic Ocean. We investigated DVM behavior in the key Arctic copepods Ca...