Recent Changes in Composition and Distribution Patterns of Summer Mesozooplankton off the Western Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Water
• Main Author: Valentina V. Kasyan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: mesozooplankton; copepods; euphausiid larvae; distribution; abundance; biomass; Bransfield Strait; Antarctic Sound; Weddell Sea; South Orkney Islands; Southern Ocean; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Euphausia superba; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15101948

The Southern Ocean has undergone significant climate-related changes in recent decades. As a result, pelagic communities inhabiting these waters, particularly mesozooplankton, have adapted to new conditions. The present study considers the patterns of horizontal and vertical (up to 1000 m) distribut...