Long-term dynamics of the food base for nekton in Pacific waters at the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka in summer
Journal: Izvestiya TINRO
Year: 2024

Modern data on dynamics of structure and abundance of zooplankton communities in the epipelagial layer of Pacific waters at the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka are presented on the data collected in summer of 2004–2023. On the background of changing environmental conditions, the portion of small- and medium-sized zooplankton is increased recently, mainly due to increasing abundance of moderately cold-water copepod Oithona similis and hyperiid Themisto pacifica . Among the large-sized zooplankton, in