Vertical distribution and structure of copepod (Arthropoda: Copepoda) assemblages in two different seasons down to 1,200 m in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic

ABSTRACT The vertical distribution of copepod assemblages, ascertained from the surface down to 1,200 m, was investigated during two sampling periods (rainy and dry seasons), at four depths, in the oligotrophic waters of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Total density, diversity, and richness differe...

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Main Authors: Cristina de Oliveira Dias, Adriana Valente de Araujo, Sérgio Luiz Costa Bonecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2018-05-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702018000100320&lng=en&tlng=en