Mesozooplankton distribution patterns and grazing impacts of copepods and Euphausia crystallorophias in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica, during austral summer
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Title
- Mesozooplankton distribution patterns and grazing impacts of copepods and Euphausia crystallorophias in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica, during austral summer
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Author(s)
- Lee, Doo Byoul; Choi, Keun Hyung; Ha, Ho Kyung; Yang, Eun Jin; Lee, Sang Heon; Lee, SangHoon; Shin, Hyoung Chul
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Alternative Author(s)
- 최근형
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Publication Year
- 2013-07
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Abstract
- The rapid melting of glaciers as well as the loss of sea ice in the Amundsen Sea makes it an ideal environmental setting for the investigation of the impacts of climate change in the Antarctic on the distribution and production of mesozooplankton. We examined the latitudinal distribution of mesozooplankton and their grazing impacts on phytoplankton in the Amundsen Sea during the early austral summer from December 27, 2010 to January 13, 2011. Mesozooplankton followed a latitudinal distribution in relation to hydrographic and environmental features, with copepods dominating in the oceanic area and euphausiids dominating in the polynya. Greater Euphausia crystallorophias biomass in the polynya was associated with lower salinity and higher food concentration (chlorophyll a, choanoflagellates, and heterotrophic dinoflagellates). The grazing impact of three copepods (Rhincalanus gigas, Calanoides acutus, and Metridia gerlachei) on phytoplankton was low, with the consumption of 3 % of phytoplankton standing stock and about 4 % of daily primary production. Estimated daily carbon rations for each of the three copepods were also relatively low (< 10 %), barely enough to cover metabolic demands. This suggests that copepods may rely on food other than phytoplankton and that much of the primary production is channeled through microzooplankton. Daily carbon rations for E. crystallorophias were high (up to 49 %) with the grazing impact accounting for 17 % of the phytoplankton biomass and 84 % of primary production. The presence of E. crystallorophias appears to be a critical factor regulating phytoplankton blooms and determining the fate of fixed carbon in the coastal polynyas of the Amundsen Sea.
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ISSN
- 0722-4060
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3159
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DOI
- 10.1007/s00300-013-1314-8
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Bibliographic Citation
- POLAR BIOLOGY, v.36, no.8, pp.1215 - 1230, 2013
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Publisher
- SPRINGER
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Subject
- JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2000; SOUTHERN-OCEAN SOUTH; GUT EVACUATION RATES; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; MARGINAL ICE-ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ROSS SEA; BELLINGSHAUSEN-SEA; ATLANTIC SECTOR; WEDDELL SEA
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Keywords
- Copepods; Euphausia crystallorophias; Polynya; Grazing impacts; Amundsen Sea
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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