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This study presents the results obtained on copepods collected during the Italian oceanographic Antarctic expeditions in 1987–88 and 1989–90. The structure of copepod populations in Terra Nova Bay and its neighbouring Ross Sea zones was examined with particular attention to distribution and abundance of the large-sized species dominating the copepod zooplankton in this region. Analysis of the population structure has emphasized the active reproductive stage of Calanoides acutus, Euchaeta antarctica and Metridia gerlachei; particularly M. gerlachei larval stages outnumber adults in the late Antarctic summer. The research was carried out by considering the hydro-logic conditions in the area during the Antarctic summer, showing significant differences in abundance among the various zones and zooplankton assemblages in some stations in relation to stable cyclonic gyres of water masses.
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Carli, A., Pane, L., Stocchino, C. (2000). Planktonic Copepods in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): Distribution and Relationship with Environmental Factors. In: Faranda, F.M., Guglielmo, L., Ianora, A. (eds) Ross Sea Ecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59607-0_24
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