Biogeography of key mesozooplankton species in the North Atlantic and egg production of Calanus finmarchicus

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Barbara.Niehoff [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

Here we present a new, pan-North-Atlantic compilation of data on key mesozooplankton species, including the most important copepod, Calanus finmarchicus. Distributional data of eight representative zooplankton taxa, from recent (2000-2009) Continuous Plankton Recorder data, are presented, along with basin-scale data of the phytoplankton colour index. Then we present a compilation of data on C. finmarchicus, including observations of abundance, demography, egg production and female size, with accompanying data on temperature and chlorophyll.

Item Type

Article

Authors

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Polar Biological Oceanography

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Polar Biological Oceanography

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.4: Arctic sea ice and its interaction with ocean and ecosystems

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.4: Arctic sea ice and its interaction with ocean and ecosystems

Publication Status

Published

Eprint ID

43145

DOI 10.5194/essd-7-223-2015

Cite as

Melle, W. , Runge, J. , Head, E. , Plourde, S. , Castellani, C. , Licandro, P. , Pierson, J. , Jonasdottir, S. , Johnson, C. , Broms, C. , Debes, H. , Falkenhaug, T. , Gaard, E. , Gislason, A. , Heath, M. , Niehoff, B. , Nielsen, T. , Pepin, P. , Stenevik, E. and Chust, G. (2015): Biogeography of key mesozooplankton species in the North Atlantic and egg production of Calanus finmarchicus , Earth System Science Data, 7 (2), pp. 223-230 . doi: 10.5194/essd-7-223-2015