Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard
The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly with respect to ice cover extent and volume, growth season duration and biological production. Zooplankton are important components in the arctic marine food web, and tightly coupled to the strong seasonality in primary production. In this study, we investigate z...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e03d399c0c2a4aee9e4f1e83d96bbc2f 2023-05-15T15:02:16+02:00 Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard Camilla Svensen Elisabeth Halvorsen Maria Vernet Gayantonia Franzè Katarzyna Dmoch Peter J. Lavrentyev Slawomir Kwasniewski 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00293 https://doaj.org/article/e03d399c0c2a4aee9e4f1e83d96bbc2f EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00293/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00293 https://doaj.org/article/e03d399c0c2a4aee9e4f1e83d96bbc2f Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 6 (2019) copepods copepod nauplii Calanus spp Oithona similis microzooplankton food web Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00293 2022-12-31T16:04:49Z The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly with respect to ice cover extent and volume, growth season duration and biological production. Zooplankton are important components in the arctic marine food web, and tightly coupled to the strong seasonality in primary production. In this study, we investigate zooplankton composition, including microzooplankton, copepod nauplii, as well as small and large copepod taxa, and primary productivity in the dynamic Atlantic water inflow area north of Svalbard in May and August 2014. We focus on seasonal differences in the zooplankton community and in primary productivity regimes. More specifically, we examine how a shift from “new” (nitrate based) spring bloom to a “regenerated” (ammonium based) post bloom primary production is reflected in the diversity, life history adaptations and productivity of the dominant zooplankton. North of Svalbard, the seasonal differences in planktonic communities were significant. In spring, the large copepod Calanus finmarchicus dominated, but the estimated production and ingestion rates were low compared to the total primary production. In summer, the zooplankton community was composed of microzooplankton and the small copepod Oithona similis. The zooplankton production and ingestion rates were high in summer, and probably depended heavily on the regenerated primary production associated with the microbial loop. There was clear alteration from dominance of calanoid copepod nauplii in spring to Oithona spp. nauplii in summer, which indicates different reproductive strategies of the dominating large and small copepod species. Our study confirms the dependence and tight coupling between the new (spring bloom) primary production and reproductive adaptations of C. glacialis and C. hyperboreus. In contrast, C. finmarchicus appears able to take advantage of the regenerated summer primary production, which allows it to reach the overwintering stage within one growth season in this region north of Svalbard. This suggests that C. finmarchicus will be able to ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Calanus finmarchicus Svalbard Zooplankton Copepods Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Svalbard Frontiers in Marine Science 6 |
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The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly with respect to ice cover extent and volume, growth season duration and biological production. Zooplankton are important components in the arctic marine food web, and tightly coupled to the strong seasonality in primary production. In this study, we investigate zooplankton composition, including microzooplankton, copepod nauplii, as well as small and large copepod taxa, and primary productivity in the dynamic Atlantic water inflow area north of Svalbard in May and August 2014. We focus on seasonal differences in the zooplankton community and in primary productivity regimes. More specifically, we examine how a shift from “new” (nitrate based) spring bloom to a “regenerated” (ammonium based) post bloom primary production is reflected in the diversity, life history adaptations and productivity of the dominant zooplankton. North of Svalbard, the seasonal differences in planktonic communities were significant. In spring, the large copepod Calanus finmarchicus dominated, but the estimated production and ingestion rates were low compared to the total primary production. In summer, the zooplankton community was composed of microzooplankton and the small copepod Oithona similis. The zooplankton production and ingestion rates were high in summer, and probably depended heavily on the regenerated primary production associated with the microbial loop. There was clear alteration from dominance of calanoid copepod nauplii in spring to Oithona spp. nauplii in summer, which indicates different reproductive strategies of the dominating large and small copepod species. Our study confirms the dependence and tight coupling between the new (spring bloom) primary production and reproductive adaptations of C. glacialis and C. hyperboreus. In contrast, C. finmarchicus appears able to take advantage of the regenerated summer primary production, which allows it to reach the overwintering stage within one growth season in this region north of Svalbard. This suggests that C. finmarchicus will be able to ... |
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Camilla Svensen Elisabeth Halvorsen Maria Vernet Gayantonia Franzè Katarzyna Dmoch Peter J. Lavrentyev Slawomir Kwasniewski |
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Camilla Svensen Elisabeth Halvorsen Maria Vernet Gayantonia Franzè Katarzyna Dmoch Peter J. Lavrentyev Slawomir Kwasniewski |
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Camilla Svensen |
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Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard |
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Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard |
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Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard |
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Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard |
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Zooplankton Communities Associated With New and Regenerated Primary Production in the Atlantic Inflow North of Svalbard |
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zooplankton communities associated with new and regenerated primary production in the atlantic inflow north of svalbard |
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