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Annual fluctuations in biomass of taxonomic groups of zooplankton in the California Current, 1955-59
Colebrook, J.M. (1977). Annual fluctuations in biomass of taxonomic groups of zooplankton in the California Current, 1955-59. Fish. Bull. 75(2): 357-368
In: Fishery Bulletin. US Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C.. ISSN 0090-0656; e-ISSN 1937-4518, more
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Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
    Environmental conditions
    Motion > Water motion > Vertical water movement > Upwelling
    Population characteristics > Biomass
    Population factors
    Marine/Coastal
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  • Colebrook, J.M.
Abstract
    Year-to-year fluctuations in the abundance of the zooplankton of the California Current region, from 1955 to 1959, have been studied. The abundance of zooplankton was measured in terms of the biomass of each of 17 major taxonomic categories (generally Class or Order). Principal components analysis was used to produce concise descriptions of the major elements of the fluctuations in the abundance of the categories in each of 14 areal subdivisions of the survey area. Considerable coherence with respect to annual changes was found both between the taxonomic categories and between the areas. The principal common element in the fluctuations could be associated with a marked increase in the temp of the surface waters which occurred in 1957 and persisted through 1958 and 1959. A less pronounced but still quite clear common element in the fluctuations could be associated with yr-to-yr fluctuations in the amount of coastal upwelling in the area.
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