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Spatial variations in zooplankton community structure along the Japanese coastline in the Japan Sea: influence of the coastal current
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
Taku Wagawa
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
Naoki Iguchi
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
Yoshitake Takada
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
Takashi Takahashi
Joetsu Environmental Science Center, Joetsu, 942-0063, Japan
Ken-Ichi Fukudome
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
present address: National Institute of Technology, Toyama college, Imizu, 933-0293, Japan
Haruyuki Morimoto
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
Tsuneo Goto
Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries
Research and Education Agency, Niigata, 951-8121, Japan
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Short summary
We examined zooplankton community structure along the Japanese coast of the Japan Sea. Zooplankton were collected during 15 cruises in May from 1999 to 2013 by a plankton net. Species were identified under a microscope and were counted. The zooplankton community changed with water temperature and the coastal current, and the submarine canyon structure in this sea makes a difference in the zooplankton community.
We examined zooplankton community structure along the Japanese coast of the Japan Sea....
