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The variety and abundance of zooplanton in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico
| Title: | The variety and abundance of zooplanton in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico. |
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| Name(s): | Youngbluth, Marsh J., creator | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1979 | |
| Publisher: | Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium of Alabama | |
| Extent: | 13 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3340744 (digitool), FADT3340744 (IID), fau:6356 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
During 1973-1974 a total of 160 zooplankton samples were collected in the uppermost 3 m at seven locations within 1 km of the coast of Puerto Rico. Total zooplankton densities ranged from 41 to 7568 organisms/m3. Copepods formed 65-84% of all zooplankton caught; meroplankton constituted 2-17%. Larger densities (2-21X) of zooplankton tended to be caught at night. Regional differences in the abundance of meroplankton were related to water circulation patterns, community development of benthic organisms, and recruitment from an embayment. The total abundance of zooplankton around Puerto Rico was similar to densities of zooplankton near other Caribbean Islands. The final version of this manuscript is published by http://goms.disl.org/ and may be cited as: Youngbluth, M. J. (1979). The variety and abundance of zooplanton in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico. Northeast Gulf Science, 3(1), 15-26. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #138. |
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| Subject(s): |
Zooplankton Puerto Rico |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340744 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1979 Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium of Alabama | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
