Seasonal and multiannual dynamics of copepods in the middle Adriatic

Abstract

      This study comprises the results of five years investi­gations of copepods in the coastal, channel and open sea waters of the middle Adriatic.

      Based on several-year monthly observations, it deals with the horizontal distribution of the copepods in the seasonal and multiannual changes in the qualitative and quantitative composition of the copepods, the seasonal oscillations of copepods number as the consequence of the oscillations of abiotic and biotic factors or the environment.

       Study comprises the statistical elaboration of the pe­riodical fluctuations of copepods depending on temperature, salinity, primary production and number of fish eggs, all based on a the data of five year investigations.