Species Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton in the Nearshore Beaufort Sea in Winter-Spring

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Horner, Rita, Murphy, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
• Subjects: Algae; Amphipoda; Animal population; Copepoda; Invertebrate larvae; Marine ecology; Sea ice; Winter ecology; Zooplankton; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Prudhoe Bay; Alaska; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Copepods
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65186

Zooplankton samples collected in winter-spring 1978-79 and in spring 1980 from under the sea ice at two sites near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, were analyzed for species composition and abundance. Sixty-eight categories, including 48 species and 20 other categories where identification was made to genus or...