Author:
Drits A. V.,Pasternak A. F.,Arashkevich E. G.,Amelina A. B.,Shchuka T. A.,Flint M. V.
Abstract
Abstract—
A characteristic feature of the eastern Kara Sea, which is separated from its central part by the shallow Central Kara Rise, is a later ice breakup, a shorter ice-free period, and lower water temperature. Zooplankton in this part of the sea is virtually unstudied. The first data on the composition, spatial distribution of zooplankton, age structure and feeding of the dominant species, and their grazing impact on phytoplankton were obtained in the cruise 125 of the R/V Professor Shtokman (September 2013) and cruise 63 of the R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh (September 2015) to the eastern Kara Sea. 2015 was a typical year in terms of the ice regime for this region, while in 2013, seasonal ice coverage lasted longer than usual. Zooplankton biomass (17–112 mg dry weight m–3), to which copepods Calanus glacialis contributed the main portion, were close to the values in the central Kara Sea in September. The seasonal development of the C. glacialis population began much later than in the central Kara Sea, but development of Metridia longa was not influenced by the specifics of the ice regime and hydrophysical conditions in the eastern Kara Sea. The interannual differences in the timing of ice retreat had almost no effect on the zooplankton abundance, seasonal development of the dominant copepod populations, feeding activity, and grazing impact on phytoplankton.
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