Vertical distribution of Pleuromamma (Copepoda: Metridinidae) across the eastern North Pacific Ocean
Haury, L.R. (1988). Vertical distribution of Pleuromamma (Copepoda: Metridinidae) across the eastern North Pacific Ocean, in: Boxshall, G.A. et al. Biology of copepods: Proceedings of the third international conference on Copepoda. Developments in Hydrobiology, 47: pp. 335-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3103-9_34
In: Boxshall, G.A.; Schminke, H.K. (Ed.) (1988). Biology of copepods: Proceedings of the third international conference on Copepoda. Developments in Hydrobiology, 47. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht/Boston/London. ISBN 978-94-010-7895-5; e-ISBN 978-94-009-3103-9. XII, 639 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3103-9, more
In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more
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| Keywords |
Distribution > Geographical distribution > Vertical distribution
Copepoda [WoRMS]; Pleuromamma Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Copepods; Eastern Pacific |
| Abstract |
Vertical distributions of six species of Pleuromamma at ten stations across the eastern North Pacific Ocean from Honolulu to San Diego were determined from oblique Longhurst-Hardy Plankton Recorder lows to 650 m (350–450 m in the California Current). Vertical resolution was 20 m below 200 m and 5–10 m above. There was considerable overlap in surface layer distributions at night among all co-occurring species; daytime distributions showed less overlap. All species generally occurred deeper both day and night as distance offshore increased. The proportion of a species’ population that remained at daytime depths during the night decreased with distance offshore. Warm water species penetrated into the California Current and nearshore region to a much greater extent than cool water species entered central gyre waters. |
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