DISTRIBUTION AND VERTICAL MIGRATION OF SALPS (TUNICATA, THALIACEA) NEAR BERMUDA

Authors
MADIN LP KREMER P HACKER S
Citation
Lp. Madin et al., DISTRIBUTION AND VERTICAL MIGRATION OF SALPS (TUNICATA, THALIACEA) NEAR BERMUDA, Journal of plankton research, 18(5), 1996, pp. 747-755
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of plankton research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01427873
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
747 - 755
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-7873(1996)18:5<747:DAVMOS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Sampling near Bermuda by trawling and SCUBA diving yielded 16 species of salps in August 1989 and March-April 1990. Several species occurred in the surface waters only at particular times of the day, suggesting diel vertical migrations on different schedules. At the time of sampl ing. salps were present in low numerical abundances and constituted on ly a small fraction of the total zooplankton biomass.