Abundance Information for Cyanea capillata
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Country Iceland Ecosystem South and West Iceland
Locality Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður Depth 10 m
Introduced Year Intro.
Life Stage adult unsexed
Quantitative 7 Unit numbers/m^3
Semi Quantitative <100 Unit numbers/m^3
Qualitative rare
Year 2008 - 2008 Period 2001-present
Date 2008-04-01 00:00:00 - 2008-04-30 00:00:00 Record Type survey
Record Type survey
Seasonal yes Method swept area
Remarks Gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) were obtained from planktonsamples collected using Bongo nets (mesh size 500 μm, mouth opening 0.3 m^2) towed at about 10 m depth horizontally for 10 min, while the vessel speed was aimed at 3 knots. Sampling dates are estimated. Aggregations of the intraguild predator Cyanea capillata were observed in spring coinciding with the increase in other GZ abundances. Despite this, it is described as rare in abundance in this study.
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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