Copepod community ingestion and respiration in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean during POLARSTERN cruise PS81 (ANT-XXIX/1)

• Main Authors: Bode, Maya, Koppelmann, Rolf, Teuber, Lena, Hagen, Wilhelm, Auel, Holger
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2018
• Subjects: North Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.888338; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.888338

The copepods' impact on vertical carbon flux was assessed for stratified depth layers down to 2000 m at six stations along a transect between 24°N and 21°S in the eastern Atlantic Ocean in October/November 2012. Total copepod community consumption ranged from 202-604 mg C m⁻² day⁻¹, with highes...