Naslov
DYNAMICS OF MESOZOOPLANKTON ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF THE SOUTH ADRIATIC SEA

Autori
Hure, Marijana ; Lučić, Davor ; Gangai Zovko, Barbara ; Onofri, Ivona ; Violić, Ivana

Izvornik
Annales. Series historia naturalis (1408-533X) 32 (2022), 2; 411-430

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
copepods, seasonal variations, zooplankton, Mediterranean Sea

Sažetak
Temporal and spatial variability of the mesozooplankton community was studied along the eastern coast of the south Adriatic Sea on a monthly basis from October 2012 to September 2013. Samples were collected at three stations using a 200 μm mesh Nansen net by vertical hauls at two depth layers. A total of 141 holoplanktonic taxa were identified, of which copepods were the dominant group. Total abundances showed high temporal variation (from 181 ind.m-3 in October to 1923 ind.m-3 in May). The mesozooplankton community differed significantly between the investigated layers and seasons. Deeper layers as well as the winter period were characterized by a subsurface and mesopelagic fauna, while over the warmer months the dominance of typically coastal Adriatic species was recorded. Comparing our results with studies carried out in the middle of the last century, it can be concluded that the eastern coast of the southern Adriatic hosts a st able mesozooplankton community, less affected b y global changes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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