A year round comparative study on the population structures of pelagic Ostracoda in Admiralty Bay (Southern Ocean)
A year round comparative study on the population structures of pelagic Ostracoda in Admiralty Bay (Southern Ocean)
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DOI:
10.1007/s10750-007-0629-2
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发表时间:
2007-07
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2.6
通讯作者:
K. Błachowiak-Samołyk;M. Angel
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作者:
K. Błachowiak-Samołyk;M. Angel
The population structures of the three dominant planktonic halocyprid Ostracoda species in Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula) were followed throughout the course of a year in zooplankton samples collected once every three weeks from February 1993 to January 1994. The sampling was conducted at two stations: A in the central part of Admiralty Bay (400-0 m) and B in the entrance to the Bay from the Bransfield Strait (400-0 m). The samples were taken using a WP-2 net (square mouth opening of 0.196 m2and 200 µm mesh) hauled vertically from the bottom to the surface. Changes in the age structures of the populations of three speciesAlacia belgicae, Alacia hettacra and Metaconchoecia isocheirawere tracked. Their population structures differed. The changes inA. belgicaesuggested that it reproduces year-round, whereas bothA. hettacraandM. isocheiraprobably complete their life cycles within a year. The cycle inA. hettacraprobably starts earlier in the year than that ofM. isocheira. Populations ofA. belgicaeandM. isocheirawere more advanced in their development at station A, than at station B, butA. hettacrawas more advanced at the latter. Advection appears to play a role in maintaining the populations in the shelf waters. Comparisons between populations in the shelf area (Admiralty Bay) and in open ocean waters (Croker Passage) show that theM. isocheirapopulation is older in shelf water whereas the age structure ofA. belgicaepopulation is not influenced by the locality.