Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast
Gelatinous zooplankton are useful indicators of climate-driven shifts in the ocean; hence our study goal was to determine their diversity and distribution in the poorly investigated area of the Northeast Greenland shelf and adjacent waters. Zooplankton samples were collected vertically using a Multi...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/643638aa-e6b0-4a64-888d-b2d1836fb72a 2024-01-07T09:40:50+01:00 Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast Mazanowski, Karol Mańko, Maciej K. Møller, Eva F. Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata 2023-12 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/643638aa-e6b0-4a64-888d-b2d1836fb72a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103173 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/643638aa-e6b0-4a64-888d-b2d1836fb72a info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Mazanowski , K , Mańko , M K , Møller , E F & Weydmann-Zwolicka , A 2023 , ' Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast ' , Progress in Oceanography , vol. 219 , 103173 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103173 Arctic Biodiversity Borealization Cnidaria Ctenophora Fram Strait Frontal system Jellyfish article 2023 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103173 2023-12-14T00:00:15Z Gelatinous zooplankton are useful indicators of climate-driven shifts in the ocean; hence our study goal was to determine their diversity and distribution in the poorly investigated area of the Northeast Greenland shelf and adjacent waters. Zooplankton samples were collected vertically using a MultiNet in August and September 2017, at 9 stations along two transects: northern and southern. Eleven taxa were identified, of which Plotocnide borealis had the largest share within the assemblage in both transects. Gelatinous zooplankton biodiversity was the highest in the north. The local bathymetry and hydrology both shaped the distribution of the gelatinous zooplankton, leading to the emergence of three ecological groups: 1) taxa typically associated with, or found exclusively, in the intermediate, colder shelf waters (e.g. Plotocnide borealis); 2) organisms associated with higher temperatures and greater depths, mainly of the off-shelf waters (e.g. Aglantha digitale); 3) organisms whose distribution depended mainly on salinity and oxygen saturation (e.g. Aeginopsis laurentii). Additionally, A. digitale was associated with the presence of the warmer waters of Atlantic origin, the presence of which on both sides of the Fram Strait allowed to compare our findings with better studied gelatinous zooplankton from the West Spitsbergen Current, leading to the conclusion that the existent evidence of progressing Atlantification suggests that such impacts might also be expected off the Northeast Greenland coast. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic biodiversity Arctic Fram Strait Greenland Zooplankton Spitsbergen Aarhus University: Research Arctic Greenland Progress in Oceanography 219 103173 |
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Gelatinous zooplankton are useful indicators of climate-driven shifts in the ocean; hence our study goal was to determine their diversity and distribution in the poorly investigated area of the Northeast Greenland shelf and adjacent waters. Zooplankton samples were collected vertically using a MultiNet in August and September 2017, at 9 stations along two transects: northern and southern. Eleven taxa were identified, of which Plotocnide borealis had the largest share within the assemblage in both transects. Gelatinous zooplankton biodiversity was the highest in the north. The local bathymetry and hydrology both shaped the distribution of the gelatinous zooplankton, leading to the emergence of three ecological groups: 1) taxa typically associated with, or found exclusively, in the intermediate, colder shelf waters (e.g. Plotocnide borealis); 2) organisms associated with higher temperatures and greater depths, mainly of the off-shelf waters (e.g. Aglantha digitale); 3) organisms whose distribution depended mainly on salinity and oxygen saturation (e.g. Aeginopsis laurentii). Additionally, A. digitale was associated with the presence of the warmer waters of Atlantic origin, the presence of which on both sides of the Fram Strait allowed to compare our findings with better studied gelatinous zooplankton from the West Spitsbergen Current, leading to the conclusion that the existent evidence of progressing Atlantification suggests that such impacts might also be expected off the Northeast Greenland coast. |
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Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast |
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Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast |
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Mazanowski , K , Mańko , M K , Møller , E F & Weydmann-Zwolicka , A 2023 , ' Gelatinous zooplankton off the Northeast Greenland coast ' , Progress in Oceanography , vol. 219 , 103173 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103173 |
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