Biomass size spectra of mesozooplankton in the Chukchi Sea during the summers of 1991/1992 and 2007/2008: an analysis using optical plankton counter data

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Matsuno, Kohei, Yamaguchi, Atsushi, Imai, Ichiro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Chukchi Sea; mesozooplankton community; normalized biomass size spectra (NBSS); optical plankton counter (OPC); Pacific Water; 663; Bray; Pacific; Chukchi; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/52933; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss119

To evaluate regional characteristics, zooplankton communities were analyzed by an Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) in the Chukchi Sea during summers of 1991, 1992, 2007 and 2008. Zooplankton abundance and biomass ranged from 5000 to 1 170 000 ind. m^[-2] and 0.2 to 10.9 g dry dry-mass m^[-2], respecti...