Large-scale patterns of zooplankton abundance in the NE Atlantic in June and July 1996

Citation
Gc. Hays et al., Large-scale patterns of zooplankton abundance in the NE Atlantic in June and July 1996, DEEP-SEA II, 48(4-5), 2001, pp. 951-961
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences","Earth Sciences
Journal title
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
ISSN journal
09670645 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
951 - 961
Database
ISI
SICI code
0967-0645(2001)48:4-5<951:LPOZAI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The abundance of various mesozooplankon taxa was measured in the NE Atlanti c (36-64 degreesN and 15-24 degreesW) during June and July 1996 using a hig h-speed plankton sampler, the U-Tow. A total of 225 plankton samples were c ollected, each representing about 16.5 km of tow. The abundance of mesozoop lankton during 1996 was compared to the data that have been collected histo rically in this region by the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey. Th e abundance of Calanus in 1996 was well below the long-term mean. For fish larvae, euphausiids and amphipods there was a distinct peak in abundance ar ound 49-50 degreesN associated with frontal features, but elsewhere levels of abundance were again generally below the long-term mean. (C) 2001 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.