S. A. Pedersen and E. L. B. Smidt

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, c/o Dept. of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Kavalergården 6, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark

Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 26: 45-102
ISSN-0250-6408

 

S. A. Pedersen and E. L. B. Smidt. 2000. Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance in West Greenland Waters, 1950-1984. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., 26: 45-102. https://doi.org/10.2960/J.v26.a4

 

Abundance indices of zooplankton obtained from offshore plankton surveys carried out in June-July from 1950 to 1984 off West Greenland were examined for trends and relationships with sea temperature and salinity. The zooplankton displacement volume and most of the zooplankton taxa showed higher abundance indices in the generally warmer period 1950-68 compared to the more variable period 1969-84. Sandeel larvae (Ammodytes sp.) were generally more abundant during cold periods after 1969. Zooplankton displacement volume showed a positive correlation (r = 0.28) with temperature, whereas correlations of individual zooplankton taxa with temperature or salinity were weaker. The relationships of zooplankton abundance indices with temperature suggest changes in zooplankton productivity during 1950-84.

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Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - December 2000
Publication Type - Journal Article

Citation: S. A. Pedersen and E. L. B. Smidt. 2000. Zooplankton Distribution and Abundance in West Greenland Waters, 1950-1984. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., 26: 45-102. https://doi.org/10.2960/J.v26.a4