Variability of mesozooplankton biomass and individual size in a coast-offshore transect in the Catalan Sea: relationships with chlorophyll a and hydrographic features

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Alcaraz, Miquel, Calbet, Albert, Isari, Stamatina, Irigoien, Xabier, Trepat, Isabel, Saiz, Enric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2016
• Subjects: zooplankton biomass; NW Mediterranean; spatial distribution; short-term variability; biomasa de zooplankton; Mediterráneo noroccidental; distribución espacial; variabilidad de corto plazo; Alta; Catalán; Corto; Arctic
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1659; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04353.15A

The temporal and spatial changes of zooplankton and chlorophyll a concentration were studied during the warm stratification period (early June) at three stations whose traits corresponded to the coastal, frontal, and offshore-dome water conditions described for the Catalan Sea. We sampled the statio...