Pan-Arctic population of the keystone copepod Calanus glacialis

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Weydmann, Agata, Coelho, Nelson C., Serrao, Ester A., Burzyński, Artur, Pearson, Gareth A.
• Other Authors: Department of Genetics and Marine Biotechnology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)-Institute of Oceanology, Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes (IGDR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre of Marine Sciences Faro (CCMAR), University of Algarve Portugal, 2011/03/B/NZ8/02876, National Science Centre, Poland, 227799, Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 "Capacities" Specific Programme ASSEMBLE, CCMAR/Multi/04326/2013, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: [SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Hornsund; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; White Sea; Amundsen Gulf; Arctic Population; Calanus glacialis; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Polar Biology; Rijpfjord*; Storfjorden; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01484292; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1898-x

International audience 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 plankton...