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<p>The study presents changes in the total development time of Copepoda species, i.e. <italic>Pseudocalanus</italic> sp., <italic>Temora longicornis</italic> and <italic>Acartia</italic> spp. occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea. The following factors were taken into account: temperature, salinity and concentration of food. The presented research involved simulations with greenhouse gas emissions scenarios A1B and B1. The analysis was performed for naupliar and copepodid stages combined together, and the results present the total development time of organisms from the naupliar stage to the adult form. The calculations were carried out using numerical methods based on the experimental data available in the literature.</p>
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The study presents changes in the total development time of Copepoda species, i.e. Pseudocalanus sp., Temora longicornis and Acartia spp. occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea. The following factors were taken into account: temperature, salinity and concentration of food. The presented research involved simulations with greenhouse gas emissions scenarios A1B and B1. The analysis was performed for naupliar and copepodid stages combined together, and the results present the total development time of organisms from the naupliar stage to the adult form. The calculations were carried out using numerical methods based on the experimental data available in the literature.

Long-term changes in the total development time of Copepoda species occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea – numerical calculations

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The study presents changes in the total development time of Copepoda species, i.e. Pseudocalanus sp., Temora longicornis and Acartia spp. occurring in large...

Long-term changes in the total development time of Copepoda species occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea – numerical calculations

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 1 - 10

Received: Mar 09, 2015

Accepted: Jun 09, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0001

Keywords
Baltic Sea, Copepoda, development time, food concentration, temperature, salinity

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Long-term changes in the total development time of Copepoda species occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea – numerical calculations

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 1 - 10

Received: Mar 09, 2015

Accepted: Jun 09, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0001

KeywordsBaltic Sea, Copepoda, development time, food concentration, temperature, salinity

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Baltic Sea, Copepoda, development time, food concentration, temperature, salinity