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MEPS 268:195-204 (2004)
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Abstract
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Reverse vertical migration and hydrographic distribution of Anomalocera ornata (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the US South Atlantic Bight
Patricia A. Tester1, Jonathan H. Cohen2, Guillermo Cervetto1
1Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
2Duke University Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
*Email: pat.tester@noaa.gov
ABSTRACT: The vertical and horizontal abundance of juvenile and adult stages of the pontellid copepod Anomalocera ornata was determined on cruises of the 'Oregon II' during February 1991 and 1994 at coastal, shelf and Gulf Stream-influenced
stations in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA. The presence and patterns of diel vertical migration (DVM) in this species, as well as its hydrographic habitat, were inferred from these data. Juveniles exhibited twilight vertical migration with residence in
the upper water column at night, whereas adults had a reverse vertical migration pattern with residence in surface water during the day. The hydrographic distribution of A. ornata is primarily limited to the colder waters of coastal and shelf
regions, with very few copepods present in warmer water influenced by the Gulf Stream. Given the hydrographic structure of Onslow Bay during the winter months, undergoing any DVM pattern could aid in retaining this species inshore.
KEY WORDS: Diel migration · Frontal zone · Horizontal and vertical abundance
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Published in MEPS Vol.
268
(2004) on March 9
Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 2004
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