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Zooplankton Ecology

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 May 2020) | Viewed by 6938

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Dr. Mirna Batistic

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Institute of Marine and Costal Research, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Interests: zooplankton; gelatinous zooplankton; taxonomy; ecology; climate change
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Dear Colleagues,

Zooplankton is an important component of aquatic ecosystems, providing the link between phytoplankton primary production and higher trophic levels, such as commercially exploited fish stocks. Due to the short generation times, they are able to rapidly and unambiguously respond to changes in the environment and serve as sensitive indicators of both natural and human-induced changes. In this volume, diverse topics related to ecology and biodiversity of zooplankton will be presented, including the genetical approach to zooplankton biodiversity, zooplankton species composition and distribution as a proxy of ocean conditions and physical processes, spatiotemporal distribution and biogeography, gelatinous zooplankton blooms, vertical migrations, roles in marine ecosystems (e.g., species interactions, competition, grazing, symbiosis), interactions with human activities (e.g., pollution, fisheries, coastal development), and environmental/climatic change.

Dr. Mirna Batistic
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Zooplankton
  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Environmental changes

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Copepod Community Structure in Pre- and Post- Winter Conditions in the Southern Adriatic Sea (NE Mediterranean)
by Marijana Hure, Mirna Batistić, Vedrana Kovačević, Manuel Bensi and Rade Garić
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 567; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080567 - 28 Jul 2020
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Copepod communities were studied along an east-west transect in the oligotrophic Southern Adriatic Sea. This dynamic region is under the influence of various physical forces, including winter vertical convection, lateral exchanges between coastal and open sea waters, and ingression of water masses of [...] Read more.
Copepod communities were studied along an east-west transect in the oligotrophic Southern Adriatic Sea. This dynamic region is under the influence of various physical forces, including winter vertical convection, lateral exchanges between coastal and open sea waters, and ingression of water masses of different properties all of which occurred during the investigation periods. Depth-stratified samples were taken with a Nansen net (250 µm mesh size) in pre- and post-winter conditions in 2015/2016. In December, the coastal copepod community was limited over the western flank, while epipelagic waters of the open and eastern waters were characterized by high diversity, low abundances in the central area, and subsurface/upper mesopelagic copepod species. In April, higher abundances were recorded over the entire vertical profile with the surface coastal copepod community present through the entire transect. Higher abundances in the central area during the post-winter period are probably a consequence of late-winter/early spring blooms near the center of the Southern Adriatic. Mesopelagic fauna of both months was characterized by high abundances of Haloptilus longicornis, characteristic species of the eastern Mediterranean, whose larger presence was favored by the cyclonic phase of the North Ionian Gyre and a consequent strong Levantine Intermediate Water ingression. Full article
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Zooplankton Distribution and Community Structure in the Pacific and Atlantic Sectors of the Southern Ocean during Austral Summer 2017–18: A Pilot Study Conducted from Ukrainian Long-Liners
by Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Leonid K. Pshenichnov, Anatoly Krot, Valery Paramonov, Ilia Slypko and Pavel Zabroda
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(7), 488; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8070488 - 2 Jul 2020
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Preliminary results of the pilot study of the zooplankton in the region between the Ross and Scotia Seas from November 2017 to April 2018 are presented. In total, 53 zooplankton samples were collected in the top 100 m water layer using vertical tows [...] Read more.
Preliminary results of the pilot study of the zooplankton in the region between the Ross and Scotia Seas from November 2017 to April 2018 are presented. In total, 53 zooplankton samples were collected in the top 100 m water layer using vertical tows of a 0.1 m2 Juday net from four Ukrainian longliners operating during the Antarctic toothfish fishery. Total zooplankton abundance ranged from 3 to 2836 ind m−3 with a global mean of 360 ± 550 (±1 SD) ind m−3. The highest abundances were recorded at the northeastern Ross Sea. At those stations, small copepods (mainly Oithona spp., Oncaea spp., Ctenocalanus spp. and copepod nauplii) numerically dominated the samples. Total biomass ranged from 0.3 to 85 mg DW m−3 with a mean of 10.9 ± 14.5 mg DW m−3. The highest biomasses were recorded at the eastern Ross Sea, where pelagic tunicates Salpa thompsoni, siphonophores and ctenophora Callianira sp. accounted for >90% of total zooplankton biomass. At other stations, zooplankton biomass generally ranged from 5 to 20 mg DW m−3 with no clear pattern in distribution. The community composition was driven by the sampling latitude and/or season rather than longitudinally. This pilot study emphasized the unique opportunity to investigate zooplankton dynamics in the regions traditionally not sampled during the oceanographic surveys. It also created unprecedented opportunities to increase the seasonal and geographical zooplankton sampling coverage using ships of opportunity at a fraction of a dedicated oceanographic survey costs. The potential of such surveys are enormous in both providing invaluable information, contributing to existing long-term databases and enhancing an international collaboration in the Southern Ocean, particularly in light of recent modeling initiatives of the whole Antarctic system undertaken by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Full article
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