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Farthest north lake and fjord populations of calanoid copepod Limnocalanus macrurus and Drepanopus bungei in the Canadian high Arctic
Citation
Van Hove, P and Swadling, KM and Gibson, JAE and Belzile, C and Vincent, WF, Farthest north lake and fjord populations of calanoid copepod Limnocalanus macrurus and Drepanopus bungei in the Canadian high Arctic, Polar Biology, 24, (5) pp. 303-307. ISSN 0722-4060 (2001) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1007/s003000000207
Abstract
The zooplankton assemblages of Lake A and Disraeli Fjord, northern Ellesmere Island (83°N, 75°W), were surveyed in early summer 1999. In permanently ice-covered Lake A, two glacial relict calanoid copepod species (Drepanopus bungei and Limnocalanus macrurus) were found in the top 30 m. All developmental stages of the more abundant D. bungei were present, whereas only adults of L. macrurus were found. Analysis of gut contents showed that L. macrurus preyed upon the smaller species. A net tow sample of zooplankton from Disraeli Fjord was mainly composed of D. bungei and L. macrurus, along with two marine cyclopoid copepods (Oncaea borealis and Oithona similis). These two zooplankton communities occur within unusual environments that are strongly inftuenced by perennial ice and snow. They will be subject to major habitat disruption should the current warming trends continue in the north polar region.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Marine biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Swadling, KM (Associate Professor Kerrie Swadling) |
UTAS Author: | Gibson, JAE (Dr John Gibson) |
ID Code: | 46930 |
Year Published: | 2001 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 33 |
Deposited By: | TAFI - Marine Research Laboratory |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-11-24 |
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