Pan-Arctic population of the keystone copepod Calanus glacialis

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Weydmann, Agata, Coelho, Nelson C., Serrão, Ester, Burzynski, Artur, Pearson, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Hornsund; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; White Sea; Amundsen Gulf; Arctic Population; Calanus glacialis; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Rijpfjord*; Storfjorden; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9184; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1898-x

The copepod Calanus glacialis is endemic to the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas and forms a key component of the Arctic marine ecosystems. It is the major contributor to zooplankton biomass, a predominant grazer, and an important prey for seabirds, and fish. As for a planktonic species, its dispers...