Abundance and population structure of three mesopelagic Paraeuchaeta species (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Oyashio region, western subarctic Pacific Ocean with notes on their carcasses and epizoic ciliates

• Main Authors: Yamaguchi, Atsushi, Ikeda, Tsutomu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Plankton Society of Japan
• Subjects: Mesopelagic; Copepods; Population structure; Parasitic epizoic ciliates; Carcasses; 485; Oyashio; Pacific; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/52358

Abundance and population structure of 3 Paraeuchaeta copepods (P. elongata, P. birostrata, and P. rubra) were investigated over one year, based on monthly samplings down to 2000 m depth in the Oyashio region, western subarctic Pacific. Annual mean abundance of P. elongata, P. birostrata, and P. rubr...