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    EDWARD ISLANDS: FIRST SCIENTIFIC RESULTS, 1979, pp. 111-125, CNFRA., no.44.

Spatial Coverage: Marion & Prince Edward Islands, Antarctic Ocean

Temporal Coverage: March & Nov. 1976

Language: English

Abstract: Samples of zooplankton taken at 12 stations around Marion and Prince
     Edward Islands (47oS - 35oE) in March 1976 from the 'Marion-Dufresne' and
     at 2 stations in the same area in November 1976 from the 'R.S.A.' have
     been studied. Twenty species of Copepoda and a number of other organisms
     are recorded.  The copepod community represented is Antarctic rather than
     sub-antarctic in character in some respects.  It is suggested that this
     peculiar species composition may result from the upwelling of water from
     deeper levels in the lee of the islands. The greatest numbers of organisms
     per cubic metre of water is recorded in areas between 100 and 175 meteres
     deep.  Some species show evidence of vertical migration.  Zooplankton
     biomass ranged from 8.7 to 34.9 mg/m3 with a mean of 18.3 mg/m3 for
     vertical hauls ranging from 30-0 m to 300-0 m with a 50 cm diameter WP II
     net.