The Mystery of Microsetella – Combination of egg- and broadcast spawning in an Arctic fjord?
Different life-history stages of the pelagic harpacticoid Microsetella norvegica were sampled in a Greenland fjord, to investigate how this slowly growing species can achieve high abundances at low temperatures. We expected low but continuous reproduction coupled with a low mortality, but observed t...
| Published in: | Journal of Plankton Research |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/47c0dff1-45c2-46a7-942f-8462ea1716b6 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbt117 |
| Summary: | Different life-history stages of the pelagic harpacticoid Microsetella norvegica were sampled in a Greenland fjord, to investigate how this slowly growing species can achieve high abundances at low temperatures. We expected low but continuous reproduction coupled with a low mortality, but observed the opposite: a short reproductive period with high estimated weight-specific egg production and egg mortality, and indication of a life-history strategy combining the advantages of egg carrying with egg production rates independent of temperature |
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