Spatiotemporal distribution of protozooplankton and copepod nauplii in relation to the occurrence of giant jellyfish in the Yellow Sea

Lu Wang; Kuidong Xu

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3095-5

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Spatiotemporal distribution of protozooplankton and copepod nauplii in relation to the occurrence of giant jellyfish in the Yellow Sea

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- Spatiotemporal distribution of protozooplankton and copepod nauplii in relation to the occurrence of giant jellyfish in the Yellow Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 6, Pages: 1226-1240(2013)
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  1. Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3095-5
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- Online First：06 November 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Wang, L., Xu, K. Spatiotemporal distribution of protozooplankton and copepod nauplii in relation to the occurrence of giant jellyfish in the Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 1226–1240 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3095-5
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Wang, L., Xu, K. Spatiotemporal distribution of protozooplankton and copepod nauplii in relation to the occurrence of giant jellyfish in the Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 1226–1240 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3095-5 DOI：

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Abstract

The occurrence of the giant jellyfish

Nemopilema nomurai

has been a frequent phenomenon in the Yellow Sea. However

the relationship between the giant jellyfish and protozoa

in particular ciliates

remains largely unknown. We investigated the distribution of nanoflagellates

ciliates

Noctiluca scintillans

and copepod nauplii along the transect 33°N in the Yellow Sea in June and August

2012

during an occurrence of the giant jellyfish

and in October of that year when the jellyfish was absent. The organisms studied were mainly concentrated in the surface waters in summer

while in autumn they were evenly distributed in the water column. Nanoflagellate

ciliate

and copepod nauplii biomasses increased from early June to August along with jellyfish growth

the first two decreased in October

while N. scintillans biomass peaked in early June to 3 571 μg C/L and decreased in August and October. In summer

ciliate biomass greatly exceeded that of copepod nauplii (4.61–15.04 μg C/L vs. 0.34–0.89 μg C/L). Ciliate production was even more important than biomass

ranging from 6.59 to 34.19 μg C/(L·d) in summer. Our data suggest a tight and positive association among the nano-

micro-

and meso-zooplankton in the study area. Statistical analysis revealed that the abundance and total production of ciliate as well as loricate ciliate biomass were positively correlated with giant jellyfish biomass

indicating a possible predator-prey relationship between ciliates and giant jellyfish. This is in contrast to a previous study

which reported a significant reduction in ciliate standing crops due to the mass occurrence of N. nomurai in summer. Our study indicates that

with its high biomass and

in particular

high production ciliates might support the mass occurrence of giant jellyfish.

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