Seasonal abundance and development of Calanus finmarchicus in relation to phytoplankton and hydrography on the Faroe Shelf

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Author: Gaard, E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2000
• Subjects: Articles; Faroe Shelf; Western Shelf; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/57/6/1605; https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.2000.0963

Calanus finmarchicus is almost absent from the Faroe Shelf during winter and is advected into the shelf ecosystem during spring and summer. The species starts to spawn prior to the onset of the spring bloom. During the pre-bloom phase, reproduction is usually highest over the western and northern pa...