Document of bibliographic reference 249990
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- An overview of Calanus helgolandicus ecology in European waters
- Abstract
- We review current knowledge and understanding of the biology and ecology of the calanoid copepod Calanus helgolandicus in European waters, as well as provide a collaborative synthesis of data from 18 laboratories and 26 sampling stations in areas distributed from the northern North Sea to the Aegean and Levantine Seas. This network of zooplankton time-series stations has enabled us to collect and synthesise seasonal and multi-annual data on abundance, body size, fecundity, hatching success and vertical distribution of C. helgolandicus. An aim was to enable comparison with its congener Calanus finmarchicus, which has been studied intensively as a key component of European and north east Atlantic marine ecosystems. C. finmarchicus is known to over-winter at depth, whereas the life-cycle of C. helgolandicus is less well understood. Overwintering populations of C. helgolandicus have been observed off the Atlantic coast between 400 and 800 m, while in the Mediterranean there is evidence of significant deep-water populations at depths as great as 4200 m. The biogeographical distribution of C. helgolandicus in European coastal waters covers a wide range of habitats, from open ocean to coastal environments, and its contribution to mesozooplankton biomass ranges from 6% to 93%. Highest abundances were recorded in the Adriatic and off the west coast of Spain. C. helgolandicus is generally found in 9–20 °C water, with maximum abundances from 13–17 °C. In contrast, C. finmarchicus is found in cooler water between 0 and 15 °C, with peak abundances from 0 to 9 °C. As water has warmed in the North Atlantic over recent decades, the range of C. helgolandicus and its abundance on the fringes of its expanding range have increased. This review will facilitate development of population models of C. helgolandicus. This will not only help answer remaining questions but will improve our ability to forecast future changes, in response to a warming climate, in the abundance and distribution of this important species.
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- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000229847800001
- Bibliographic citation
- Bonnet, D.; richardson, A.; Harris, R.; Hirst, A.; Beaugrand, G.; Edwards, M.; Ceballos, S.; Diekmann, R.; Lopéz-Urrutia, A.; Valdés, L.; Carlotti, F.; Molinero, J.C.; Weikert, H.; Greve, W.; Lucic, D.; Albania, A.; Yahia, N.D.; Fonda Umani, S.; Miranda, A.; dos Santos, A.; Cook, K.; Robinson, S.; Fernández de Puelles, M.L. (2005). An overview of Calanus helgolandicus ecology in European waters. Prog. Oceanogr. 65(1): 1-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.02.002
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- Marine
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- open access
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- Delphine Bonnet
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- Anthony richardson
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- Roger Harris
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- Andrew Hirst
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- Gregory Beaugrand
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- Martin Edwards
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- Sara Ceballos
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- Rabea Diekmann
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- Angel Lopéz-Urrutia
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- Luis Valdés
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- François Carlotti
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- Juan Carlos Molinero
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- Horst Weikert
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- Wulf Greve
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- Davor Lucic
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- Aitor Albania
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- Nejib Daly Yahia
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- Serena Fonda Umani
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- Ana Miranda
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- Antonina dos Santos
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- Kathryn Cook
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- Susan Robinson
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- Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles
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- Abundance (term code: 26 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Distribution (term code: 2392 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Phenology (term code: 6122 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Time series (term code: 8620 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)