@article{fdi:010064206,
  title = {{W}hat are the factors leading to the success of small planktonic copepods in the {G}ulf of {G}abes, {T}unisia ?},
  author = {{B}en {L}taief, {T}. and {D}rira, {Z}. and {H}annachi, {I}. and {H}assen, {M}. {B}. and {H}amza, {A}. and {P}agano, {M}arc and {A}yadi, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n oceanographic cruise conducted during {J}une 2008 in the {G}ulf of {G}abes revealed the existence of different water masses; the {M}odified {A}tlantic {W}aters ({MAW}) circulated in the upper 100m in the offshore area, the {M}ixed {M}editerranean {W}ater ({MMW}) was confined to the inshore region and the {I}onian {W}ater ({IW}) was in deep offshore water. {T}he thermal stratification was indicated by the vertical profiles of temperature generated from a coast-offshore section. {P}hosphorus limitation was induced by the thermal stratification as shown by the high {N}/{P} ratio. {H}eterotrophic and mixotrophic dinoflagellates were the major contributors to total phytoplankton biomass. {C}iliates were less abundant and dominated by tintinnids. {S}mall planktonic copepods (1.45mm) contributed to 93.64% of total copepod abundance in the inshore area as a result of the high density of {O}ithona similis, {O}ithona nana, {C}lausocalanus furcatus and {E}uterpina acutifrons in this area characterized by warm and salty {MMW}. {I}n fact, small copepods were significantly correlated to both temperature and salinity. {S}mall copepod fraction prevailed also in the {MAW} contributing to 71.05% of total copepod abundance as a result of the dominance of {O}. nana and {C}. furcatus. {N}onetheless, the large copepod {N}annocalanus minor was more adapted to the deep {IW} where it contributed to 44.05% of total copepod abundance. {I}nvasive species were encountered in the offshore region intruded by the {A}tlantic waters. {T}he {A}tlantic copepods were scarce and less abundant reflecting the weakening of the {A}tlantic flow in the eastern basin of the {M}editerranean.},
  keywords = {small copepods ; dinoflagellates ; tintinnids ; invasive species ; {M}odified {A}tlantic {W}aters ; {M}ixed {M}editerranean {W}ater ; {I}onian {W}ater ; {TUNISIE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {GOLFE} {DE} {GABES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of the {M}arine {B}iological {A}ssociation of the {U}nited {K}ingdom},
  volume = {95},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {747--761},
  ISSN = {0025-3154},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0025315414001507},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064206},
}