A spatial and temporal study of Pseudocalanus acuspes, P. minutus and P. moultoni in the Svalbard – Barents Sea region and their potential as environmental indicator species in a changing Arctic

• Main Author: Astad, Sine-Sara
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
• Subjects: Zooplankton; Copepods; Sibling species; life cycles; Polar region; Species-specific polymerase chain reaction; Annual study; BIO-3950; Arctic; Svalbard; Barents Sea; Billefjorden
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27813

Many species of small copepods are morphologically similar and thus often grouped together at genus level rather than studied as individual species. However, species within the same genus may differ quite a lot in life history strategies and traits. In this study, I used a species-specific polymeras...