Seasonal variations of mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer of the Bering Sea; understanding biomass oscillations in the ocean
Data on the mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer (down to 100 m) of the western part of the Bering Sea and the adjacent regions of the north-west Pacific were fitted to a periodic regression. The biomass values (wet weight) change from 74 mg m−3 in winter to 770 mg m−3 in summer, the annual avera...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:52/3-4/747 2023-05-15T15:43:28+02:00 Seasonal variations of mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer of the Bering Sea; understanding biomass oscillations in the ocean Rudjakov, J. A. Tseitlin, V. B. Kitain, V. J. 1995-06-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/3-4/747 https://doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80087-5 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/3-4/747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80087-5 Copyright (C) 1995, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer Articles TEXT 1995 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80087-5 2016-11-16T19:02:33Z Data on the mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer (down to 100 m) of the western part of the Bering Sea and the adjacent regions of the north-west Pacific were fitted to a periodic regression. The biomass values (wet weight) change from 74 mg m−3 in winter to 770 mg m−3 in summer, the annual average value being 240 mg m−3. These changes closely agree with the seasonal biomass oscillations in the north-east Pacific at Weather Station “P” (50°N, 145°W), which were determined on the basis of long-term observations. These results were used to analyse data derived mainly from published literature to produce equations that describe the pattern of seasonal zooplankton biomass oscillations in the World Ocean. The result confirms the intuitive ideas of planktonologists: phases of these oscillations are approximately opposite in the two hemispheres, and the phase shift from the Poles to the Equator reaches about two months in the Northern Hemisphere and at least three months in the Southern Hemisphere. Text Bering Sea HighWire Press (Stanford University) Bering Sea Pacific ICES Journal of Marine Science 52 3-4 747 753 |
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Data on the mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer (down to 100 m) of the western part of the Bering Sea and the adjacent regions of the north-west Pacific were fitted to a periodic regression. The biomass values (wet weight) change from 74 mg m−3 in winter to 770 mg m−3 in summer, the annual average value being 240 mg m−3. These changes closely agree with the seasonal biomass oscillations in the north-east Pacific at Weather Station “P” (50°N, 145°W), which were determined on the basis of long-term observations. These results were used to analyse data derived mainly from published literature to produce equations that describe the pattern of seasonal zooplankton biomass oscillations in the World Ocean. The result confirms the intuitive ideas of planktonologists: phases of these oscillations are approximately opposite in the two hemispheres, and the phase shift from the Poles to the Equator reaches about two months in the Northern Hemisphere and at least three months in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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Seasonal variations of mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer of the Bering Sea; understanding biomass oscillations in the ocean |
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Seasonal variations of mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer of the Bering Sea; understanding biomass oscillations in the ocean |
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Seasonal variations of mesoplankton biomass in the upper layer of the Bering Sea; understanding biomass oscillations in the ocean |
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