The effect of predatory chaetognaths on zooplankton assemblages at the start of the spring bloom in Glacier Bay, Alaska, U.S.A.

Galcier Bay is a suitable ecosystem for chaetognaths with their main prey being the relatively abundant Calanus copepods. Evidence supports a separate nursery habitat for juvenile chaetognaths. A significant negative correlation between chaetognaths and their main prey indicates that chaetognaths do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ekblad, Cathy
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: School of Oceanography, University of Washington 2008
Subjects:
Chaetognatha > Alaska > Glacier Bay
Predation (Biology) > Alaska > Glacier Bay
Marine zooplankton > counting > Alaska > Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay
glacier
Alaska
Copepods
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1773/3755
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Summary:Galcier Bay is a suitable ecosystem for chaetognaths with their main prey being the relatively abundant Calanus copepods. Evidence supports a separate nursery habitat for juvenile chaetognaths. A significant negative correlation between chaetognaths and their main prey indicates that chaetognaths do impact the zooplankton community assemblage in Glacier Bay.

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