Vertical distribution of zooplankton over the northern slope of the Wyville Thomson Ridge

• Published in: Journal of Plankton Research
• Main Authors: Pipe, R.K., Coombs, S.H.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1980
• Subjects: Articles; Norwegian Sea; Wyville Thomson Ridge; Wyville-Thomson Ridge; Calanus finmarchicus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/3/223; https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/2.3.223

A single oblique plankton haul, comprising discrete, depth-stratified samples, was taken over the northern slope of the Wyville Thomson Ridge. Water temperatures taken concurrently showed a Layer of relatively warm North Atlantic Oceanic water, at 8.7°C at the surface and 8.4°C at 400 m, overlying N...