Vertical distributions of zooplankton using the Video Plankton Recorder in two high-latitude fjords. “A case study on diel migration in Billefjorden, Svalbard, and seasonal migration in Porsangerfjord, northern Norway”

• Main Author: Varela, Alejandro Prat
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2015
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; VPR; Porsangerfjord; Zooplankton; DVM; Seasonal migration; BIO-3950; Arctic; Billefjorden; Norway; Svalbard; Northern Norway; Phytoplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/8271

Zooplankton is the link between primary producers and higher trophic levels, so it is of vital importance for the food chain. The strong seasonality in the Arctic affects the vertical distribution of zooplankton in the water column. Predators can also affect the vertical distributions of their prey...