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T1 Spatial structure and diel changes of the zooplankton community along the Garrucha canyon (SW-Spain) as derived from dissecting microscope, ZooImage, and FlowCAM analysis
A1 Muñoz, María
A1 Reul, Andreas
A1 Bautista-Bueno, Begoña
A1 Blanco-Martín, José María
A1 Rodríguez, Jaime
A1 Fernandes, José Antonio
A1 León, Pablo Ignacio
A1 Rodríguez Martínez, Valeriano
K1 Zooplancton marino
AB The Alborán Sea is the transition region between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its main circulation pattern is well known as its hydrological eastern boundary is the Almeria-Oran front. It has been the subject of several macroscale oceanographic studies. However, little is known about the mesoscale circulationpattern and the associated distribution of zooplankton, particularly where the Almeria-Oran front approaches the coast, around Cape of Gata. This area is comprised of prominent canyons and seamounts that interact with the front, coastal currents, and eddies, which generate turbulence that might fertilise the water column. In theframework of the CETI (Spanish national project: CTM2008-05695-C02-02), a multidisciplinary mesoscale sampling program with special emphasis on the zooplankton is being carried out around the Cape of Gata. Four LHPR net hauls (12 layers between 0-400 depth metres) were taken along the main submarine canyon (La Garrucha) with the aim of analyzing the spatial structure and nictemeral changes of the zooplankton community. Additionally, a selected set of samples from the deep chlorophyll maximum are being analyzed usinga set of methods including optical microscopy and novel image analysis systems (ZooImage and FlowCAM) for comparison. Preliminary results show qualitative and quantitative differences between the zooplankton community at daytime and nightime as well as at the head (close to the coast) and the mouth (2000m) of the canyon. The results are discussed in the context of the main circulation patterns found at mesoscale.
YR 2014
FD 2014-10-22
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8287
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8287
LA spa
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.                Spanish national project: CTM2008-05695-C02-02. The acquisition of the FlowCAM by the University of Málaga was co-financed by the 2008-2011 FEDER programme for scientific-technique infrastructure (Proposal number: UNMA08-1E005).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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