Accession Number:

AD0755591

Title:

Changes in the Distribution and Abundance of Zooplankton in the North Sea, 1948-1969,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

SCOTTISH MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION EDINBURGH OCEANOGRAPHIC LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Colebrook,J. M.

Report Date:

1972-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

Data from the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey have been used to provide information about the year-to-year fluctuations in the standing crops of the zooplankton of the North Sea for the period 1948-1969. A marked feature of the fluctuations has been a progressive change affecting the abundance, the timing of the seasonal cycle, and the pattern of the geographical distribution of a number of species. A number of examples are given. Author

Descriptors:

• *PLANKTON
• *NORTH SEA
• DISTRIBUTION
• PERIODIC VARIATIONS
• FOOD
• ECOLOGY
• MARINE BIOLOGY
• SAMPLERS
• WATER POLLUTION
• DETECTION
• UNITED KINGDOM

Subject Categories:

• Biological Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE