A 5-year study of seasonal patterns in mesozooplankton community structure in a sub-Arctic fjord reveals dominance of Microsetella norvegica (Crustacea, Copepoda)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-120

  Arendt, Kristine Engel ^a   Juul Pedersen, Thomas ^a   Mortensen, John ^a   Blicher, Martin Emil ^a   Rysgaard, Søren ^a,b,c  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mesozooplankton; Microsetella norvegica; Pelagic monitoring; Sub Arctic fjord

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; DOMINANCE; FJORD; FRESHWATER INPUT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; SUBARCTIC REGION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC; GODTHABSFJORD; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

CALANUS; CIRRIPEDIA; CIRRIPEDIA NAUPLII; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; MICROSETELLA NORVEGICA;

EID: 84871964971     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbs087     Document Type: Article

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