First report on the contribution of small-sized species to the copepod community structure of the southern Patagonian shelf (Argentina, 47-55°S)

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Antacli, Julieta Carolina, Hernández, Daniel Raúl, Sabatini, Marina Elena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2014
• Subjects: mesozooplankton; microcopepods; southern Patagonian shelf; size spectra; Oithona helgolandica; Micosetella norvegica; Drepanopus forcipatus; mesozooplancton; microcopépodos; plataforma patagónica austral; rango de tamaños; Argentina; Austral; Malla; Pequeñas; Arctic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1499; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03906.31C

The copepod community structure, with special emphasis on small-sized species, was studied over the southern Patagonian shelf in late summer 2004, applying the first plankton sampling in the region with a fine-mesh (66 μm) net. The key role of the copepods Drepanopus forcipatus and Calanus australis...