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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2004 61(4):485-491; doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.03.005
© 2004 by ICES/CIEM International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer
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Seven copepod species considered as indicators of water-mass influence and changes: results from a Northumberland coastal station

D Bonnet1,* and C Frid

Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Cullercoats, North Shields NE4 30PZ, England, UK

*Correspondence to D. Bonnet. e-mail: BODE{at}mail.pml.ac.uk.

Zooplankton has been sampled monthly since 1969 at Station Z off the Northumberland coast. Seven copepod species were chosen as potential indicators of specific water masses. Data have been analysed to provide information about seasonal and interannual changes in the zooplankton community with special reference to the indicator taxa and to the possible role of hydrographic and climate drivers, including variations in the position of the Gulf Stream North Wall position and the North Atlantic Oscillation. Results show that, at this Northumberland coastal station, some copepod species are likely to be good indicators of water-mass influence and changes.

Keywords: copepods, long-term series, North Sea, water-mass indicators

1 Present address of D. Bonnet: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, England, UK.


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