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JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH | VOLUME 18 | NUMBER 2 | PAGES 203-223 | 1996
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Zooplankton annual cycle in a Mediterranean coastal area

I Siokou-Frangou

National Centre for Marine Research Ag.Kosmas, 16604 Athens, Greece

Received on August 2, 1994; accepted on October 13, 1995 The annual cycle of the zooplankton community in the Saronikos Gulf (Aegean Sea, Greece) was studied over a period of 2 years. The sampling scheme included monthly hauls at three stations differentiated according to depth and neritic character. Maximum values of total zooplankton abundance were found in summer months up to early autumn and partially in spring. Copepods dominated during most of the year (Clausocalanus furcatus, Paracalanus parvus, Temora stylifera, Ctenocalanus vanus, Oithona similis, Oithona plumifera), while cladocerans (Penilia avirostris) were abundant in summer months and in September. No important fluctuations were detected between the 2 years of study, while monthly ones were more significant in the more neritic station during the winter–spring period. Correspondence analysis showed that the seasonal evolution of zooplankton is related to environmental parameters: temperature, hydrography expressed in open sea influence and topography.


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