Long-term changes in the total development time of Copepoda species occurring in large numbers in the Southern Baltic Sea – numerical calculations
Abstract
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.
© 2016 Mariusz Figiela, Maja Musialik-Koszarowska, Artur Nowicki, Anna Lemieszek, Marcin Kalarus, Czesław Druet, published by University of Gdańsk
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