Zooplankton and phytoplankton abundance, and stomach content of polar cod in the southern Arctic Ocean and Rijpfjorden

Fuente: PANGAEA
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Falk-Petersen, Stig, Leu, Eva, Berge, Jørgen, Kwasniewski, Slawomir, Nygård, Henrik, Røstad, Anders, Keskinen, Essi, Thormar, Jonas, von Quillfeldt, Cecilie, Wold, Anette, Gulliksen, Bjørn
Format: Dataset Open Access
Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2008
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867167668591656960
author Falk-Petersen, Stig
Leu, Eva
Berge, Jørgen
Kwasniewski, Slawomir
Nygård, Henrik
Røstad, Anders
Keskinen, Essi
Thormar, Jonas
von Quillfeldt, Cecilie
Wold, Anette
Gulliksen, Bjørn
author_facet Falk-Petersen, Stig
Leu, Eva
Berge, Jørgen
Kwasniewski, Slawomir
Nygård, Henrik
Røstad, Anders
Keskinen, Essi
Thormar, Jonas
von Quillfeldt, Cecilie
Wold, Anette
Gulliksen, Bjørn
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton and pelagic fish in the southern Arctic Ocean (82°N) and in Rijpfjorden (Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, 80°N) was investigated in autumn 2004, when there were distinct differences in light conditions between day and night. We collected data on zooplankton and fish distribution using plankton nets, trawls, and an echo sounder together with data on environmental parameters including sea-ice distribution, hydrography, and in situ fluorescence in the water column. In Rijpfjorden, the Arctic phytoplankton bloom had culminated several weeks prior to the present study and all three Calanus species had migrated down to depths for over wintering and did not show any changes in vertical distribution. However, in the Arctic Ocean pack ice at 82°N, Calanus hyperboreus, was found in high abundances (up to 65 ind/m**3) actively feeding on the Arctic bloom in September. They performed a classic DVM, feeding in the upper 50 m during the night and descending to depths below 50 m during the day. In Rijpfjorden, distinct DVM patterns were observed among the amphipod Themisto libellula, adult and juvenile stages of the pteropod Limacina helicina, and polar cod. Polar cod in Rijpfjorden fed on Calanus spp. and on L. helicina. We conclude that animals display DVM in the Arctic during autumn if they need to feed in food-rich surface waters.
format Dataset Open Access
id pangaea_https___doi_org_10_1594_PANGAEA_786699
institution PANGAEA
language en
publishDate 2008
publisher PANGAEA
record_format pangaea
spellingShingle Zooplankton and phytoplankton abundance, and stomach content of polar cod in the southern Arctic Ocean and Rijpfjorden
Falk-Petersen, Stig
Leu, Eva
Berge, Jørgen
Kwasniewski, Slawomir
Nygård, Henrik
Røstad, Anders
Keskinen, Essi
Thormar, Jonas
von Quillfeldt, Cecilie
Wold, Anette
Gulliksen, Bjørn
International Polar Year (2007-2008); ipy; IPY
The diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton and pelagic fish in the southern Arctic Ocean (82°N) and in Rijpfjorden (Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, 80°N) was investigated in autumn 2004, when there were distinct differences in light conditions between day and night. We collected data on zooplankton and fish distribution using plankton nets, trawls, and an echo sounder together with data on environmental parameters including sea-ice distribution, hydrography, and in situ fluorescence in the water column. In Rijpfjorden, the Arctic phytoplankton bloom had culminated several weeks prior to the present study and all three Calanus species had migrated down to depths for over wintering and did not show any changes in vertical distribution. However, in the Arctic Ocean pack ice at 82°N, Calanus hyperboreus, was found in high abundances (up to 65 ind/m**3) actively feeding on the Arctic bloom in September. They performed a classic DVM, feeding in the upper 50 m during the night and descending to depths below 50 m during the day. In Rijpfjorden, distinct DVM patterns were observed among the amphipod Themisto libellula, adult and juvenile stages of the pteropod Limacina helicina, and polar cod. Polar cod in Rijpfjorden fed on Calanus spp. and on L. helicina. We conclude that animals display DVM in the Arctic during autumn if they need to feed in food-rich surface waters.
title Zooplankton and phytoplankton abundance, and stomach content of polar cod in the southern Arctic Ocean and Rijpfjorden
topic International Polar Year (2007-2008); ipy; IPY
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.786699