RT journal article
T1 Mesozooplankton community structure during summer months in the bay of Cádiz.
A1 Benavides, M.
A1 Echevarría Navas, Fidel María
A1 Sánchez, R.
A1 Garzón, N.
A1 González Gordillo, Juan Ignacio
A2 Biología
K1 mesozooplankton
K1 Cadiz Bay
K1 Plankton Visual Analyser
K1 biomass
K1 size spectra
AB Mesozooplankton organisms (>250 μm) weresampled at two stations (inner and outer Bay) inthe Bay of Cádiz between May and July 2008.Samples were analysed by means of a semi-automatedtechnique in order to give a preliminary view ofthe mesoozooplankton community structure in theBay, based on taxonomic diversity and biomassdistribution among size classes. The abundance oforganisms increased from May to July in accordancewith the increase in temperature and Chlorophyll a(Chla) concentrations. Abundances were higher inthe outer Bay station, where Chla concentrationsare greater and the water column is more stable. Thecommunity changed from being meroplankton- toholoplankton-based due to an increase of Calanoidaand especially Cladocera individuals (mainly Peniliaavirostris), which are known to peak acutely in thesummer. The analysis of Normalised Biomass-Sizespectra revealed fairly steep slopes (average -1.3)and relatively high departures from steady state (r2= 0.8 – 0.94), expectable in a coastal system suchas the Bay of Cádiz were disturbance factors areintroduced from benthic and tidal processes, togetherwith anthropogenic pressure.
YR 2010
FD 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/16703
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/16703
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026