Zooplankton associations in a Mediterranean long-term time-series

Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia; Licandro, Priscilla; Dubroca, Laurent; Capua, Iole Di; Saggiomo, Vincenzo

doi:10.1093/plankt/fbr017

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“…A similar negative correlation was reported by Fernandez de Puelles et al (2003). Similar to many other regions of the Mediterranean Sea, Cladocera, Copepoda, and Appendicularia (Mazzocchi and Ribera d' Alcala, 1995;Siokou-Frangou, 1996;Calbet et al, 2001;Vidjak et al, 2007;Mazzocchi et al, 2011;Terbiyik Kurt and Polat, 2013) constituted the majority of the zooplankton population in our study area (approximately >90%). The factors affecting these groups also influenced the total zooplankton abundance.…”

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“…There have been several studies on the distribution of zooplankton groups, abundance, and biomass in the coastal waters of the western Mediterranean Sea (Calbet et al, 2001;Jamet et al, 2001;Fernandez de Puelles et al, 2003;Jamet et al, 2005;Rossi and Jamet, 2009) and eastern Mediterranean Sea (Mazzocchi and Ribera d' Alcala, 1995;Siokou-Frangou, 1996;Mozetic et al, 1998;SiokouFrangou et al, 1998;Ramfos et al, 2006;Vidjak et al, 2007;Kamburska and Fonda-Umani, 2009;Mazzocchi et al, 2011). However, there is limited information on the zooplankton community of the southern coast of Turkey.…”

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Zooplankton abundance, biomass, and size structure in the coastal waters of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Kurt¹,

Polat²

2015

Turk J Zool

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IntroductionThe coastal marine environment has great ecological and economic importance. It is highly sensitive and variable because of the variations in terrestrial input and open seawaters. In particular, estuaries and bays support various communities and are directly or indirectly affected by human activities (Cummins et al., 2004) and physical, chemical, and biological processes. Zooplanktonic organisms are one of the most important components of aquatic ecosystems; they convert plant protein into animal protein and contribute to matter and energy cycles. In addition to their important role in the food chain, these organisms are rapidly affected by variations in environmental factors and therefore provide information about the status of the ecosystem. Zooplankton composition in coastal areas can vary under specific hydrographic conditions, and these organisms reflect sharp changes in environmental factors such as temperature, salinity, light, density, and water circulation (Sherman, 1967).İskenderun Bay is located on the southeastern coast of Turkey. The bay is surrounded by many industrial facilities, and agricultural activities are carried out in the areas adjacent to the bay (Aksu et al., 2013). Approximately 500,000 people live around the bay, and, as the bay is a touristic spot, this number increases during summer. Moreover, fishery activities are intensively carried out in the bay. It has been observed that the bay is influenced by human activities (Terbiyik Kurt and Polat, 2013).The aim of this study was to increase our knowledge about the seasonal distribution of zooplankton abundance, group, and size composition and the impact of certain environmental parameters on zooplankton distribution in İskenderun Bay. This study will contribute to a better understanding of the coastal zooplankton ecology and provide basic information for long-term future studies in İskenderun Bay.There have been several studies on the distribution of zooplankton groups, abundance, and biomass in the coastal waters of the western

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Zooplankton abundance, biomass, and size structure in the coastal waters of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Kurt¹,

Polat²

2015

Turk J Zool

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“…Biological, chemical, and hydrological samples have been collected more regularly since 1984 in the framework of the MareChiara Long-Term Ecological Research Station (LTER-MC), although with a limited spatial resolution (Mazzocchi et al, 2011(Mazzocchi et al, , 2012Ribera d'Alcala et al, 2004;Zingone et al, 2010). Satellite-tracked drifters can provide Lagrangian data on circulation patterns, and the GoN has been the stage of recent Lagrangian experiments (e.g., Zambianchi, unpublished data reports relative to 2009 and 2012).…”

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Inshore/offshore water exchange in the Gulf of Naples

Cianelli

Falco

Iermano

et al. 2015

Journal of Marine Systems

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“…However, zooplankton studies inthe Southern Mediterranean are strongly limited (Riandey et al, 2005;Khelifi-Touhami et al, 2007;Zakaria, 2006;Ounissi et al, 2016) when compared to those in the Northern Mediterranean (e.g. Alcaraz et al, 2007;Fernandez de Puelles et al, 2007;Raybaud et al, 2008;García-Comas et al, 2011;Mazzocchi et al, 2011). This is the first study of the copepod community in the Moroccan Mediterranean coast.…”

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Copepod community along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco (Southwestern Alboran Sea) during spring

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Copepod community along the Mediterranean Moroccan coast was investigated, for the first time, during April 2013. Total abundance varied from 53 to 4557 ind. m-3 and high values were found in coastal waters. Oithona nana and Paracalanus parvus dominated in the entire area and species diversity was decreasing from the West to the East. Hierarchical clustering revealed three groups of stations, depending on their geographic position (western, central and eastern areas). Indicator species analysis pointed out that Clausocalanus furcatus and Gaetanus sp. were significantly associated with Group I, Clausocalanus sp., Centropages sp. and Centropages chierchiae with Group II, whereas Temora longicornis was significantly associated with Group III. Detrended Correspondence Analysis based on the species abundance and environmental variables (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-a), highlighted a more or less similar setting of stations which was related to salinity and temperature. The presence of three anticyclonic gyres at the northern part of the study area is suggested as the major factor acting on the variability of copepod community along the Mediterranean Moroccan coast.

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Zooplankton associations in a Mediterranean long-term time-series

Cited by 60 publications

References 43 publications

Zooplankton abundance, biomass, and size structure in the coastal waters of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Zooplankton abundance, biomass, and size structure in the coastal waters of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Inshore/offshore water exchange in the Gulf of Naples

Copepod community along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco (Southwestern Alboran Sea) during spring

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