Sensitivity of Calanus spp. copepods to environmental changes in the North Sea using life-stage structured models

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Maar, Marie, Møller, Eva Friis, Gürkan, Zeren, Jonasdottir, Sigrun, Nielsen, Torkel Gissel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Dogger Bank; Calanus finmarchicus; Copepods
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/a47a31f6-d510-479e-a671-514beaffa581; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2012.10.004; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/54159033/Maar.pdf

The copepods Calanus finmarchicus and C. helgolandicus co-exist in the North Sea, but their spatial distribution and phenology are very different. Long-term changes in their distributions seem to occur due to climate change resulting in a northward extension of C. helgolandicus and a decline of C. f...