Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer
The relative importance of small forms of copepods has been historically underestimated by the traditional use of 200-300-μm mesh nets. This work quantified the distribution and abundance of copepods, considering two size fractions (<300 μm and >300 μm), in superficial waters (9 m deep) of the...
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ftunibueairesbd:todo:paper_1438387X_v66_n2_p127_Thompson 2023-10-29T02:32:28+01:00 Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer Thompson, G.A. Dinofrio, E.O. Alder, V.A. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1438387X_v66_n2_p127_Thompson unknown http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1438387X_v66_n2_p127_Thompson info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Biomass Copepods Density Drake Passage Interannual fluctuations abundance annual variation community composition crustacean dominance sea surface temperature summer water mass Southern Ocean Copepoda Cyclopoida Oithona similis JOUR ftunibueairesbd https://doi.org/20.500.12110/paper_1438387X_v66_n2_p127_Thompson 2023-10-05T01:52:41Z The relative importance of small forms of copepods has been historically underestimated by the traditional use of 200-300-μm mesh nets. This work quantified the distribution and abundance of copepods, considering two size fractions (<300 μm and >300 μm), in superficial waters (9 m deep) of the Drake Passage and contributed to the knowledge of their interannual fluctuations among three summers. Four types of nauplii and eleven species of copepods at copepodite and adult stages were identified, with abundance values of up to 13 ind L -1 and 28,300 μg C m -3. The <300-μm fraction, composed of Oithona similis, small cyclopoids and nauplii, dominated the copepod communities in the 3 years; it accounted for more than 77% of the total number and for between 40 and 63% of the total biomass. Changes in density and biomass values among the three cruises differed according to copepod size fraction and water mass; the >300-μm fraction showed no changes among the 3 years, both in Antarctic (density and biomass) and in Subantarctic waters (density), whereas the <300-μm fraction showed higher (density and biomass) values in 2001 both in Subantarctic and in Antarctic waters. Sea surface temperature and its anomaly accounted for the largest proportion of variability in copepod density and biomass, particularly for the <300-μm fraction. © 2011 Springer-Verlag and AWI. Fil:Thompson, G.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Alder, V.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean Copepods Biblioteca Digital FCEN-UBA (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires) |
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Biomass Copepods Density Drake Passage Interannual fluctuations abundance annual variation community composition crustacean dominance sea surface temperature summer water mass Southern Ocean Copepoda Cyclopoida Oithona similis Thompson, G.A. Dinofrio, E.O. Alder, V.A. Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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The relative importance of small forms of copepods has been historically underestimated by the traditional use of 200-300-μm mesh nets. This work quantified the distribution and abundance of copepods, considering two size fractions (<300 μm and >300 μm), in superficial waters (9 m deep) of the Drake Passage and contributed to the knowledge of their interannual fluctuations among three summers. Four types of nauplii and eleven species of copepods at copepodite and adult stages were identified, with abundance values of up to 13 ind L -1 and 28,300 μg C m -3. The <300-μm fraction, composed of Oithona similis, small cyclopoids and nauplii, dominated the copepod communities in the 3 years; it accounted for more than 77% of the total number and for between 40 and 63% of the total biomass. Changes in density and biomass values among the three cruises differed according to copepod size fraction and water mass; the >300-μm fraction showed no changes among the 3 years, both in Antarctic (density and biomass) and in Subantarctic waters (density), whereas the <300-μm fraction showed higher (density and biomass) values in 2001 both in Subantarctic and in Antarctic waters. Sea surface temperature and its anomaly accounted for the largest proportion of variability in copepod density and biomass, particularly for the <300-μm fraction. © 2011 Springer-Verlag and AWI. Fil:Thompson, G.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Alder, V.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. |
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Thompson, G.A. Dinofrio, E.O. Alder, V.A. |
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Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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Interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the Drake Passage during austral summer |
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interannual fluctuations in copepod abundance and contribution of small forms in the drake passage during austral summer |
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Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean Copepods |
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Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean Copepods |
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