Short-term variation in abundance of four Acartia species (Copepoda, Calanoida) in a eutrophic bay.

ABSTRACT: The short-term variation in the abundance of Acartia copepods in the eutrophic Gamak Bay of South Korea was investigated with weekly measurements from October 2007 to September 2008. During this period, four Acartia species (A. erythraea, A. ohtsukai, A. omorii, and A. sinjiensis) were recorded as showing seasonally different peak abundance. The abundance of A. erythraea and A. sinjiensis was high in autumn, whereas that of A. omorii was high from winter to spring. In summer, A. erythraea, A. ohtsukai, and A. sinjiensis coexisted at peak abundance significantly related to water temperature and salinity. Results from the response curves of the four A

SUBMITTER: Choi SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955669 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature