Photoperiodism and overwintering in boreal and sub-Arctic Calanus finmarchicus populations

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Coguiec, Estelle, Last, Kim S., Cohen, Jonathan H., Hobbs, Laura, Choquet, Marvin, Ershova, Elizaveta, Berge, Jørgen, Daase, Malin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Ramfjord; Calanus finmarchicus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29515; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14307

The copepod Calanus finmarchicus, a key species in the North Atlantic, generally spends the non-productive season by descending into deep waters and entering diapause, a physiological state characterized by reduced metabolism and arrested development. In the open ocean, overwintering depths are belo...