@article{fdi:010070045,
  title = {{H}ow could thermal stratification affect horizontal distribution of depth-integrated metazooplankton communities in the {G}ulf of {G}abes ({T}unisia) ?},
  author = {{B}en {L}taief, {T}. and {D}rira, {Z}. and {D}evenon, {J}. {L}. and {H}amza, {A}. and {A}yadi, {H}. and {P}agano, {M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he spatial and temporal variability of metazooplankton communities in relation to environmental and trophic factors were studied in the {G}ulf of {G}abes during three periods of increasing thermal stratification in {J}une, {J}uly and {S}eptember. {N}on-metric multi-dimensional scaling ({NMDS}) revealed the time and space succession of three zooplankton communities in relation to the degree of thermal stratification. {A} co-inertia analysis showed the association between these communities and the trophic conditions (abundance and composition of microplankton) driven by stratification. {T}hree divergent communities were evident. {T}he first, characterized by annelid larvae and coastal copepods, was associated with shallow mixed and microplankton-rich water ({J}une, coastal). {T}he second, characterized by euphausiids, amphipods, doliolids and several deep-water copepods, corresponded to highly stratified microplankton-poor water ({S}eptember). {T}he third, characterized by the most ubiquitous and abundant species, was linked to intermediate water ({J}une deep and {J}uly). {T}emperature and salinity conditions also explained the distribution of key species. {C}lausocalanus furcatus, {O}ithona plumifera and {T}riconia conifera were clearly associated with warm and highly stratified water ({S}eptember). {E}nhanced thermal stratification led to higher surface salinity, explaining the emergence of euryhaline taxa such as {O}ithona plumifera.},
  keywords = {{T}hermal stratification ; metazooplankton ; trophic conditions ; warm water ; zooplankton ; shallow water column ; deep oceanic water ; {TUNISIE} ; {GABES} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {B}iology {R}esearch},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {269--287},
  ISSN = {1745-1000},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1080/17451000.2016.1248847},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070045},
}