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Zooplankton community structure and dominant copepod population structure on the southern Kerguelen Plateau during summer 2016

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posted on 2023-05-20, 14:24 authored by Matsuno, K, Jake WallisJake Wallis, So KawaguchiSo Kawaguchi, Sophie BestleySophie Bestley, Kerrie SwadlingKerrie Swadling

The influence of environmental factors on the horizontal community structure of zooplankton over the southern Kerguelen Plateau was investigated during summer in 2016. Zooplankton abundance ranged from 1490 to 363,484 ind. 1000 m-3, with highest numbers observed in the eastern and central areas. Based on cluster analysis the zooplankton were divided into six groups (A−F), and these were only distinguished based on water masses and frontal systems. Groups A to C had abundant zooplankton and were consistent with areas of high chlorophyll a concentration. Group D represented low abundance near the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front, while group E was clustered south of the Southern Boundary and group F comprised two stations to the east of the Fawn Trough. Generalised linear model (GLM) highlighted both fronts and chlorophyll a concentration as drivers of overall zooplankton distribution. However, the population structures of key species were more likely a result of species-specific life cycles rather than water masses and frontal systems.

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Publication title

Deep-Sea Research: Part II

Volume

174

Article number

104788

Number

104788

Pagination

1-10

ISSN

0967-0645

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd

Place of publication

The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1Gb

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Socio-economic Objectives

Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments