Variations in the advection of Calanus finmarchicus onto the Faroe Shelf

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Gaard, E., Hansen, B.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2000
• Subjects: Articles; Faroe Shelf; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/57/6/1612; https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.2000.0962

The copepod Calanus finmarchicus is a dominant factor in the marine ecosystem on the Faroe Plateau, but its abundance is highly variable. Interannual differences of about one order of magnitude in Calanus abundance were observed on the shelf in spring and summer. In winter, C. finmarchicus is scarce...