Growth and lipid class composition of the Arctic pelagic amphipod Themisto libellula

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Noyon, Margaux, Narcy, Fanny, Gasparini, Stephane, Mayzaud, Patrick
• Other Authors: Ocean Sciences & Marine Food Security Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth, Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Observatoire océanologique de Villefranche-sur-mer (OOVM), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography; Arctic; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Rijpfjord*; Themisto; Themisto libellula; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-03502032; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1615-1

Carnivorous zooplankton is a key element to the energy transfer through the arctic food web, linking lipid rich herbivores to the top predators. We investigated the growth and lipid dynamic of the Arctic pelagic amphipod Themisto libellula in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, 79 degrees N) from May to October...