Spatial patterns of zooplankton communities along the Sinop-Samsun transect

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dc.contributor.authorUstun, Funda
dc.contributor.authorUygun, Orcin
dc.contributor.authorBat, Levent
dc.contributor.authorDagtekin, Murat
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:04Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the zooplankton composition, abundance, and biomass distribution, as well as their relationship with environmental variables at 17 stations between Sinop (T & uuml;rkeli) and Samsun (Yakakent) in the Turkish Black Sea in June 2023. The mean zooplankton abundance and biomass were 705.85 +/- 556.02 individuals (ind.)/m3 and 39.53 +/- 37.33 mg/m3, respectively. The copepods were the most dominant taxa in terms of abundance and biomass, followed by Noctiluca scintillans. Coastal shallow stations were mainly characterised by higher abundances of Paracalanus parvus and Acartia clausi, whereas offshore deeper stations were associated with Pseudocalanus elongatus, Oithona similis and Parasagitta setosa. Zooplankton abundance and biomass exhibited marked spatial variability along the transect. The abundances of Pleopis polyphemoides and meroplankton groups were affected by temperature and salinity changes. These findings indicate that the zooplankton community structure exhibits spatial variation and is sensitive to environmental variables.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union [101000240]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank the crew of the Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE) Surat Aras,t & imath;rma-1 research vessel for their valuable assistance during field sampling. The authors would like to thank Enago ( www.enago.com ) for the English language review. This study was carried out at Pilot Site (PS) 7 station within the framework of the BRIDGE-BS project with Grant Agreement number: 101000240. The authors are also thankful to the reviewers who helped improve this manuscript.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104779
dc.identifier.issn2352-4855
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105027514581
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104779
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8333
dc.identifier.volume94
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001668947800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofRegional Studies in Marine Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectZooplankton
dc.subjectSpecies composition
dc.subjectAbundance
dc.subjectBiomass
dc.subjectSouthern Black Sea
dc.titleSpatial patterns of zooplankton communities along the Sinop-Samsun transect
dc.typeArticle

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