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dc.contributor.authorSkardhamar, Jofrid
dc.contributor.authorReigstad, Marit
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Jolynn
dc.contributor.authorEiane, Ketil
dc.contributor.authorWexels Riser, Christian
dc.contributor.authorSlagstad, Dag
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-06T09:36:08Z
dc.date.available2015-10-06T09:36:08Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-28
dc.description.abstractCalanus species are the main link between primary producers and higher trophic-level organisms in the Barents Sea. The natural mortality rate is an essential parameter for determining the standing stock of Calanus, but it is also one of the most uncertain parameters in present knowledge. The level of human activity, and the associated risk of pollution, is increasing in the Barents Sea, and knowledge of the Calanus population response to increased mortality is crucial for management of the ecosystem. In the present study, we estimated natural mortality rates of Calanus, based on available field data from the Barents Sea, and performed numerical simulation experiments with a coupled physical-biological model, testing the response of Calanus populations to changes in mortality rates, and other related ecological parameters. The field-based estimates of natural mortality showed high variability. The model simulations showed that the 2 Calanus species modelled, C. glacialis and C. finmarchicus, respond differently to increased mortality, and that in creased mortality alters both the timing of peak Calanus production and biomass relative to peak primary production. These simulations illustrate the potential for a mismatch between peak food availability and Calanus population dynamics in the Barents Sea as a consequence of natural or human-induced perturbations. We suggest that the observed differences in the 2 Calanus species' responses to perturbations relates to each species' life cycle and habitat characteristics. The present study illustrates how models can be used to assess key parameters affecting species' population dynamics and some potential consequence of external forcing factors affecting mortality.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support for this research was provided by Norsk Hydro (now Statoil).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAquatic Biology 12(2011) nr. 2 s. 129-145en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 526717
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/ab00321
dc.identifier.issn1864-7790
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8192
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7776
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInter-Research (IR)en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.subjectZooplanktonen_US
dc.subjectCalanus finmarchicusen_US
dc.subjectCalanus glacialisen_US
dc.subjectNumerical modellingen_US
dc.subjectEcological modellingen_US
dc.subjectArcticen_US
dc.subjectNorth Atlanticen_US
dc.subjectBarent Seaen_US
dc.subjectSimulationen_US
dc.titleEffects of mortality changes on biomass and production in Calanus spp. populationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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