Seasonal phenology of four dominant copepods in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean: Insights from statistical analyses of sediment trap data
Seasonal phenology of four dominant copepods in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean: Insights from statistical analyses of sediment trap data
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10.1016/j.polar.2018.08.006
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2019-03
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1.8
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Koki Tokuhiro;Yoshiyuki Abe;K. Matsuno;Jonaotaro Onodera;A. Fujiwara;N. Harada;T. Hirawake;A. Yamaguchi
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Koki Tokuhiro;Yoshiyuki Abe;K. Matsuno;Jonaotaro Onodera;A. Fujiwara;N. Harada;T. Hirawake;A. Yamaguchi
In recent years, marine ecosystems have changed due to the drastic sea ice reduction in the Arctic Ocean, but the relationship between copepod phenology and environmental drivers is unclear. To reveal the relationship, seasonal changes in the flux (abundance of swimmers), population structure, lipid accumulation and gonad maturation of four dominant copepods (Calanus hyperboreus,Metridia longa,Paraeuchaeta glacialisandHeterorhabdus norvegicus) were studied using a sediment trap deployed at a depth of 222 m in the Pacific-Arctic sector from October 2010 to September 2013.C. hyperboreus, mostly comprising copepodid stage 6 females (C6F), exhibited several peaks in flux in spring and autumn.C. hyperboreusC6Fs were dominated by lipid-rich specimens year-round, and gonad development was observed in these samples from February to April. TheM. longaflux showed no clear seasonality. Gonad maturation ofM. longaC6Fs occurred from February to September.P. glacialisflux exhibited two peaks in autumn of 2011 and 2012. In contrast to the former two species, lipid-rich, matureP. glacialisC6Fs occurred year-round.H. norvegicuscopepodid stage 6 males (C6Ms) also occurred throughout the year, likely becauseH. norvegicushas functional feeding appendages, even in C6Ms. From generalized additive models,C. hyperboreus,M. longaandP. glacialisshowed relationships with daytime length and/or sea ice concentrations, but the relationship patterns were different. These findings suggest that the response (e.g., vertical migration) to the environmental parameters could vary with species and the drastic sea ice reductions may affect the copepod phenology in the Pacific-Arctic sector.