@article{fdi:010073986,
  title = {{T}he spring mesozooplankton variability and its relationship with hydrobiological structure over year-to-year changes (2003-2013) in the southern {B}ay of {B}iscay ({N}ortheast {A}tlantic)},
  author = {{D}essier, {A}. and {B}ustamante, {P}. and {C}houvelon, {T}. and {H}uret, {M}. and {P}agano, {M}arc and {M}arquis, {E}. and {R}ousseaux, {F}. and {P}ignon-{M}ussaud, {C}. and {M}ornet, {F}. and {B}reret, {M}. and {D}upuy, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}esozooplankton can be considered the most important secondary producers in marine food webs because they hold an intermediate position between the phytoplankton assemblage and the upper trophic levels. {T}hey also are a robust indicator of climatic and hydrological conditions. {W}e conducted an analysis of the interannual variability of the spring mesozooplankton assemblage, as sampled by the {PELGAS} fisheries survey in the southern part of the {B}ay of {B}iscay ({N}ortheast {A}tlantic {O}cean) between 2003 and 2013. {W}e examined hydrology and trophic drivers to explain the variability. {O}ur results revealed that the subsurface temperature, the subsurface salinity, the biomasses of subsurface pico-, nano-, and microphytoplankton, and the copepod assemblage exhibited a recurrent spatial pattern that was driven mainly by freshwater and nutrient inputs from the main rivers. {T}he mesozooplankton assemblage was dominated by copepods (82%), composed of coastal, neritic, and oceanic copepod genera that paralleled the various hydrological fronts converging in the southern {B}ay of {B}iscay. {T}he copepod community displayed high temporal-variability; there were three periods of abundant adult copepods throughout the southern {B}ay of {B}iscay. {T}he copepod community was structured primarily around the drive for resource control, especially by the microphytoplankton biomass (24.3% of the total variability), and to a lesser extent by hydrological features (13.7% of the total variability).},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {GASCOGNE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {166},
  numero = {{S}pecial {I}ssue},
  pages = {76--87},
  ISSN = {0079-6611},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pocean.2018.04.011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073986},
}