Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Geographic and vertical distribution of euphausiid species in the warm waters of the North Atlantic.

Volume 31 Issue 1&2

P. M. Hargreaves and P. T. James

Abstract

The vertical and geographic distributions of euphausiid species are described for 6 stations spaced at intervals of 10° latitude between 11° N and 60° N, 20°.25°W; and 5 stations in the vicinity of the Azores front at 30°-35°N, 30°-34°W. The data suggest that spatial patterns in species distribution occur, some species having a much wider distribution than others. Factors which may affect species distribution are discussed including the influence of the hydrographic regime.

Date : 31-12-1989