Publication Date:
2004-01-01
Description:
Interannual copepod abundance (number m−3) and sea surface temperatures (SST, 2-m depth) were examined from four stations in Icy Strait, southeastern Alaska, monthly from May to September, 1997–2002. SST was generally lowest in May (≅7°C), increased rapidly to a summer peak (≅12°C), and declined again by September. SST was relatively high in the El Niño year, 1998, and was low during a regional cold event, 2002, compared to other years. Overall, copepods constituted 18.8% of the total biomass and 88.2% of zooplankton abundance, and included 〉34 species. The common copepod species were grouped into two size classes by total length (TL), those 〉2.5 mm (11.4% biomass, 24.2% abundance) and those
Print ISSN:
1054-3139
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9289
Topics:
Biology
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Geosciences
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Physics
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