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Production of the marine calanoid copepod Acartia steueri was measured from 2 October 1991 to 8 October 1992 at a station in Ilkwang Bay, on the southeastern coast of Korea. Phytoplankton standing stock ranged over 1.0 to 9.3 mg chl.a m−3, and annual primary productivity (by the C-14 method) at three stations was estimated at 200 gC m−2 yr−1. Acartia steueri (nauplii + copepodids + adults) were present in the plankton throughout the year, with seasonal variation in abundance. Biomass of A. steueri, excluding the NI stage, was 0.01–4.55 mgC m−3 (mean: 0.68 mgC m−3) with peaks in November, February, May and July-early August, and relatively low biomass in September– January. Instantaneous growth rates of the nauplius stages were higher than the copepodid stages. Annual production of A. steueri was 25.1 mgC m−3 yr−1 (or 166 mgC m−2 yr−1), showing peaks in November, May and July–August with a small peak in February, and low production in December–April and September–October. There were no significant relationships between the daily production rate of A. steueri and temperature or chlorophyll a concentration, indicating that unknown other factors might be related to the variation of the production rate.
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Kang, HK., Kang, Y.J. Production of Acartia steueri (Copepoda: Calanoida) in Ilkwang Bay, Southeastern Coast of Korea. J Oceanogr 61, 327–334 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-005-0043-1
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