Distribution of zooplankton in the region where different water masses interact
In: Sarsia. University of Bergen. Universitetsforlaget: Bergen. ISSN 0036-4827; e-ISSN 1503-1128, more
Also appears in:Brattström, H.; Matthews, J.B.L. (Ed.) (1968). The Importance of Water Movements for Biology and Distribution of Marine Organisms: 2nd European Symposium on Marine Biology, Bergen 24-28 August 1967. European Marine Biology Symposia, 2. Sarsia, 34. 398 pp., more
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| Keywords |
Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
Distribution
Interactions
Water masses
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
In the north-western part of the Pacific Ocean where waters of subarctic and subtropical origin meet and interact the distribution of zooplankton has the following pattern.:In May 1955 the southern limit of the boreal species in the uppermost 50 m was found at 37° N, but at 35° N in the 50–100 m layer. The northern limit of tropical species in May 1955 was found at 39° N in the surface layer, but below 50 m it occurred at 35° N, thus forming a distinct shelf. These limits coincided with the position of the cold intermediate layer. |
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