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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2020.38.3.461

Environmental factors affecting neustonic zooplankton in the southwestern area of Korea in summer  

Choi, Jang Han (Department of Environmental Oceanography, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Dae-Jin (Training Ship Administrative Center, Chonnam National University)
Soh, Ho Young (Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.38, no.3, 2020 , pp. 461-475 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted in the southwestern area of Korea using a neuston net in September (14 stations) 2017 to understand the environmental factors affecting neustonic zooplankton. Temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a concentration, suspended solids, and microplastics were included as environmental factors. Based on the density of the copepods, the study area was divided into three regions: the Seomjin River water influence area, the frontal mixing area, and the warm water affected area (Jeju warm current and Tsushima warm current). In the latter two areas, the major species were Pontella chierchiae, Canthocalanus pauper, and Oncaea spp. Also, neustonic zooplankton showed a significant relationship between the density of phytoplankton and microplastics in the frontal mixing area, and temperature and suspended solids in the warm water affected area, respectively (p<0.05). This indicates that microplastics can affect the offshore zooplankton community.
Keywords
neuston; environmental factors; microplastics; feeding habits; East China Sea;
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