Impact of grazing from capelin (Mallotus villosus) on zooplankton: a case study in the northern Barents Sea in August 1985

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Hassel, Arne, Skjoldal, Hein Rune, Gjøsæter, Harald, Loeng, Harald, Omli, Lena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1991
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Hopen; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2324; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v10i2.6753

The distribution of capelin was mapped in the area east of Hopen. Zooplankton was sampled with Juday net and 1 m2 MOCNESS sampler, and analysed with respect to hydrography and capelin abundance. The capelin “front” coincided more or less with the physical Polar Front, and this complicated the interp...