The Kuroshio: Part III. Zooplankton
Hirota, Y. (1995). The Kuroshio: Part III. Zooplankton, in: Ansell, A.D. et al. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 33. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 33: pp. 151-220
In: Ansell, A.D.; Gibson, R.N.; Barnes, M. (Ed.) (1995). Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 33. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 33. UCL Press: London. ISBN 1-85728-363-5. vi, 665 pp., more
In: Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. Aberdeen University Press/Allen & Unwin: London. ISSN 0078-3218; e-ISSN 2154-9125, more
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| Keywords |
Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
Behaviour > Migrations
Distribution > Geographical distribution > Vertical distribution
Neritic zone
Pelagic regions
Population characteristics > Biomass
Taxa > Species > Dominant species
Temporal variations > Periodic variations > Seasonal variations
Zoogeography
INW, Japan, Honshu, Sagami Bay [Marine Regions]; ISEW, Kuroshio Current [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The ecological characteristics of the zooplankton in the Kuroshio region from east of the Philippines to east of Honshu are summarized. Subtropical and tropical species are dominant and subarctic species, mesopelagic and bathypelagic species are minor components in the Kuroshio region. The zooplankton biomass in the coastal region of Japan shows two peaks, in spring and autumn. Neritic species are dominant in spring. Their percentage begins to decrease in the summer and autumn, and pelagic species increase in number. |
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