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Amphipods in the Surf Plankton

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. A. Fincham
A. A. Fincham
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Station, Port Erin, Isle of Man*
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The study of diurnal vertical movements of macro-plankton (Russell, 1925) showed that many organisms, including amphipods migrated to the surface of the sea at night. Since this work there have been several papers reporting vertical movements in intertidal waters. Elmhirst (1931), demonstrated that certain species of amphipod swam in the surf zone during the night and that they showed seasonal variations in numbers, with a spring maximum. Subsequently, Watkin (1939, 1941) distinguished between those in-faunal species performing nocturnal vertical migrations into the surf and tidal immigrants carried in from sub-littoral habitats by the tide.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 177 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1970

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