A major Calanus finmarchicus overwintering population inside a deep fjord in northern Norway: implications for cod larvae recruitment success

• Published in: Journal of Plankton Research
• Main Authors: Espinasse, Boris, Basedow, Sünnje L., Tverberg, Vigdis, Hattermann, Tore, Eiane, Ketil
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2016
• Subjects: Article; Lofoten; Norway; Vesterålen; Calanus finmarchicus; Northern Norway; Vestfjorden
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892228/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274098; https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbw024

High Calanus finmarchicus abundances were recorded in wintertime in Vestfjorden, close to the main cod breeding grounds off Lofoten and Vesterålen, northern Norway. The mean abundance for locations with water depth >500 m was ∼37000 ind. m−2 (range: 26700–49000 ind. m−2). To our knowledge, this i...