Abstract
Natural feeding rates of Copepodite Stages IV and V, and adult female Calanus glacialis (Jaschnov) and Copepodite Stage V and adult female C. finmarchicus (Gunnerus) were estimated using fluorescence analysis of gut contents. Measurements were made on copepods sampled from arctic waters east of Svalbard (Barents Sea) during the spring phytoplankton increase, in the period from 27 May to 13 June, 1983. Observations on Copepodite Stages IV and V and adult female C. glacialis suggest that the gastric evacuation rate is independent of developmental stage, whereas C. finmarchicus Copepodite Stage V showed a lower gastric evacuation rate than adult females. Gut fullness displayed a low correlation with the ambient chlorophyll concentrations. Ingestion rates calculated for C. glacialis were 0.3, 2.3, and 11.0 μg C h-1 for Copepodite Stages IV and V and adult females, respectively. Copepodite Stage V and adult female C. finmarchicus ingested 0.9 and 1.1 μg C h-1 at a temperature of ca.-1.0°C. The maximum ingestion rate in terms of percent body carbon d-1 was higher for adult female C. glacialis and C. finmarchicus than for the respective Copepodite Stage V's. The results are discussed both in relation to the physiological state of the species and to the environmental conditions.
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Tande, K.S., Båmstedt, U. Grazing rates of the copepods Calanus glacialis and C. finmarchicus in arctic waters of the Barents Sea. Mar. Biol. 87, 251–258 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00397802
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