Publication: Advances in Polar Science (APS). Antarctic Research. Vol. 5, No. 2, 9~17, December 1994
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Author: Huang Fengpeng and Wu Baoling
CNARC member: Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC)
Abstract: A preliminary identification has been made of 35 species of the zooplankton in the Great Wall Bay and its adjacent waters, Antarctica. The dominant species in the investigated area are Calanus propinquus, Calanoides acutus, Metrdia gerlachei and the larvae of antarctic krill. The results indicated that the zooplankton in the investigated waters were simple in species number, which conforms to the general pattern of the distribution of the zooplankton in Antarctic waters. The total biomass and number of individuals of the zooplankton in the investigated waters showed obvious seasonal variation. In summer there were Calanoides acutus and the larvae of Antarctic krill in winter there were Metrdia gerlacher, Calanus propinquus, Oithon similis, O. frigda and the larvae of Antarctic krill. The quantity of Copepoda occupied a considerable proportion in each month. The water temperature is an important factor in controlling the biomass of zooplankton.
Keywords: Great Wall Bay, zooplankton, species composition, total biomass, seasonal variation
