Biology of meso- and bathypelagic chaetognaths in the Southern Ocean [Elektronische Ressource] / Svenja Kruse

Svenja Kruse

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• Biologie

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• Publié par: universitat_bremen
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung Bremerhaven
Universität Bremen
BIOLOGY OF MESO- AND BATHYPELAGIC
CHAETOGNATHS
IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
DISSERTATION
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades
eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften
- Dr. rer. nat. -
am Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie der
Universität Bremen
SVENJA KRUSE
Oktober 2009 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. U. Bathmann
2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. W. Hagen



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(Kurt Marti) TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary 2
Zusamenfasung 4
1. General introduction 8
1.1 The Southern Ocean 8
1.2 Geographical and vertical distribution of chaetognaths 12
1.3 The biology of chaetognaths 14
2. Aims and outline of the thesis 20
3. List of publications 24
Publicaton I: 26
Meso- and bathypelagic distribution and abundance of chaetognaths in
the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
Publicaton I: 60
Population structure and reproduction of Eukrohnia bathypelagica and
Eukrohnia bathyantarctica in the Lazarev Sea, Southern Ocean

Publication III: 82
Feeding ecology and energetics of the Antarctic chaetognaths
Eukrohnia hamata, E. bathypelagica and E. bathyantarctica
Publication IV: 112
The role of midwater chaetognaths in Southern Ocean pelagic energy flow
4. Synoptic discussion 130
4.1 Species identification and special features in chaetognaths 130
4.2 Chaetognath life history 134
4.3 Distribution patterns and adaptations to the environment 140
4.4 Estimated role of chaetognaths in the ecosystem 151
5. Conclusions and perspectives 154
6. References 158
Acknowledgements 170
Danksagung 172
Appendix 174