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| Pancuccipapadopoulou, Ma; Siokoufrangou, I; Theocharis, A; Georgopoulos, D. |
| Zooplankton composition and vertical distribution, and its relation to the hydrological regime are studied in the NW Levantine and SE Aegean Seas. The area is characterized by intense sub-basin and mesoscale variability. Various gyres and eddies as well as currents and jets affect the vertical and horizontal transport of the identified water masses. Furthermore, in late winter LIW is generated exclusively in this region of the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly in the Rhodes cyclonic gyre and to a lesser extent in the Cretan Sea. Generally, zooplankton density and taxa numbers decreased with depth. Four groups of copepod species were distinguished according to their vertical distribution: epipelagic, epi-mesopelagic, mesopelagic and bathypelagic. From 0-500 m,... |
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| Ano: 1992 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00100/21170/18788.pdf |
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