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DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
卷 56, 期 25, 页码 2671-2682出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.026
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Seamounts; Zooplankton; Distribution; Biomass; NE Atlantic
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- European Commission [EVK3-CT-2002-00073-OASIS]
During different seasons of the years 2003-2005 in the NE Atlantic, zooplankton were sampled with a MOCNESS (multiple opening/closing net and environmental sensing system, mesh size 333 mu m) above the slopes and summits of Seine, Sedlo and Ampere seamounts and at remote reference sites outside the influence of the seamounts (far field). Wet weights of different zooplankton size classes (<0.5, 0.5-2, >2 cm) were measured. Night and day hauls were analysed in order to detect diel vertical migrations of the zooplankton, as well as a possible trapping effect due to the shallow topography. Biomass concentrations, independent of daytime, season and summit height, were reduced above the summits at all three seamounts compared to the slope and far-field sites. No trapping effect or retention of biomass was apparent above the seamounts. The vertical distribution patterns of the size class <0.5 cm did not differ between night and day hauls at most sites, but indications of diel vertical migrations were found in the larger size fractions. With the exception of gelatinous organisms, zooplankton >0.5 cm were nearly absent above the summits of Seine and Ampere seamounts, but considerable numbers were found above the slopes and at the far-field sites. Possible explanations for the observed distribution patterns of zooplankton biomass and size classes are discussed, including retention and lateral advection due to the hydrography at the seamounts, as well as predation by resident seamount fish. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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