Zooplankton composition and distribution in Kronotsky Gulf during the spring months of 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023
https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2025.76.70-80
EDN: MIJWQI
Abstract
Data on species composition and spatial distribution of zooplankton in spring months in Kronotsky Gulf in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 are provided. It is found, that Copepods make up the main group in the abundance and biomass of zooplankton community. Neritic and oceanic zooplankton species persist in the gulf not isolated, what is due to their migrations and adaptations to environmental conditions. Zooplankton distribution in the waters of Kronotsky Gulf is regulated by coastal aquatic circulation and Kamchatka Current.
About the Authors
L. A. Bazarkina
Kamchatka Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lidiya A. Bazarkina – Ph. D. (Biology), Leading Researcher
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
O. V. Tepnin
Kamchatka Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg B. Tepnin – Head of Oceanography Division
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
I. A. Blokhin
Kamchatka Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan A. Blokhin – Senior Specialist
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Bazarkina L.A., Tepnin O.V., Blokhin I.A. Zooplankton composition and distribution in Kronotsky Gulf during the spring months of 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. The researches of the aquatic biological resources of Kamchatka and the North-West Part of the Pacific Ocean. 2025;(76):70-80. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2025.76.70-80. EDN: MIJWQI
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