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Spatial and temporal variability in tropical off-reef zooplankton across broad spatial and temporal scales.
Gahan, James; Bellwood, David R; Nankervis, Leo; Tebbett, Sterling B.
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  • Gahan J; Research Hub for Coral Reef Ecosystem Functions, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. Electronic address: james.gahan@my.jcu.edu.au.
  • Bellwood DR; Research Hub for Coral Reef Ecosystem Functions, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
  • Nankervis L; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
  • Tebbett SB; Research Hub for Coral Reef Ecosystem Functions, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
Mar Environ Res ; 191: 106169, 2023 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37703670
Productivity of oligotrophic coral reefs is largely dependent on the constant influx of zooplankton. However, our understanding of how zooplankton communities in tropical reef-associated regions vary over large spatial and temporal scales is limited. Using the Australian continuous plankton recorder dataset, we explored if, and to what extent, the off-reef zooplankton community along the Queensland shelf (including most of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon) varied with latitude, month, and diel time. The zooplankton community was consistently dominated by copepods (∼60%) which, with appendicularians, chaetognaths, non-copepod crustaceans, and thaliaceans, comprised ∼98% of the zooplankton. However, the abundance of these taxonomic groups did not vary predictably across latitude, month, or diel time, with these gradients only explaining 5% of community variation. At the scales sampled herein the composition of zooplankton was highly predictable in terms of broad taxonomic groups but variation in the relative abundance of these groups was not predictable.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Copépodos / Antozoos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Mar Environ Res Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Copépodos / Antozoos Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Mar Environ Res Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido