Zooplankton Population Dynamics in Relation to the Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on the West Florida Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Neil, Judith Men_US
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Brianne Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-11T06:18:34Z
dc.date.available2012-10-11T06:18:34Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractBlooms of the toxin producing dinoflagellate <italic>Karenia brevis</italic> are common in the Gulf of Mexico, and while several studies have investigated nutrient sources and bloom processes, there has been less research in regards to zooplankton population dynamics within these blooms. Zooplankton community structure and copepod species composition were analyzed from samples collected on the West Florida Shelf during October 2007-2010. Copepods constituted the most important zooplankton group, averaging 60% of total abundance. In 2009 there was a significant difference between the abundance of zooplankton at stations within a <italic>K. brevis</italic> bloom. As the <italic>K. brevis</italic> bloom progressed, total zooplankton abundance decreased. Additionally, the role of zooplankton within <italic>Karenia brevis</italic> blooms was investigated as both grazers of primary productivity and potential sources of regenerated nutrients.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13264
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEcologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledbrevetoxinen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHarmful algal bloomsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledKarenia brevisen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledred tideen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWest Florida Shelfen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledZooplanktonen_US
dc.titleZooplankton Population Dynamics in Relation to the Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on the West Florida Shelf of the Gulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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