@article{fdi:010070031,
  title = {{Z}ooplankton community response to the winter 2013 deep convection process in the {NW} {M}editerranean {S}ea},
  author = {{D}onoso, {K}. and {C}arlotti, {F}. and {P}agano, {M}arc and {H}unt, {B}. {P}. {V}. and {E}scribano, {R}. and {B}erline, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {G}ulf of {L}ion is an important area of deep convection, where intense winter vertical mixing brings nutrients up from deeper layers, promoting the largest bloom in the {M}editerranean at the end of winter/early spring. {T}he {DEWEX} program conducted cruises in {F}ebruary and {A}pril 2013 to investigate the ecosystem level impacts of deep water convection. {Z}ooplankton data were collected through net sampling and imaging with an {U}nderwater {V}ision {P}rofiler. {I}n winter, low zooplankton abundance and biomass were observed in the {D}eep {C}onvection {Z}one ({DCZ}) and higher values on its periphery. {I}n spring, this pattern reversed with high biomass in the {DCZ} and lower values on the periphery. {O}n average for the whole area, the potential grazing impact was estimated to increase by one order of magnitude from winter to spring. {I}n {A}pril, all areas except the {DCZ} incurred top-down control by zooplankton on the phytoplankton stock. {I}n the {DCZ}, the chlorophyll-a values remained high despite the high zooplankton biomass and carbon demand, indicating a sustained bottom-up control. {T}he zooplankton community composition was comparable for both periods, typified by high copepod dominance, but with some differences between the {DCZ} and peripheral regions. {I}n spring the {DCZ} was characterized by a strong increase in herbivorous species such as {C}entropages typicus and {C}alanus helgolandicus, and an increase in the number of large zooplankton individuals. {O}ur study indicates that the {DCZ} is likely an area of both enhanced energy transfer to higher trophic levels and organic matter export in the {N}orth {W}estern {M}editerranean {S}ea.},
  keywords = {{MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch : {O}ceans},
  volume = {122},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {2319--2338},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1002/2016jc012176},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070031},
}