TY - JOUR N2 - The zooplankton community structure was studied in the Svalbard area at three shelf stations: Billefjorden, Kongsfjorden and Hinlopen (Spitsbergen shelf area), and at two open water stations: Ice West and Ice East (north of Spitsbergen, in the Arctic Ocean). Two different plankton nets – WP-2 and WP-3 – were used to collect a size range of zooplankton. The Bray-Curtis similarity analysis showed differences between sampling stations based on total zooplankton abundance, species composition, and comparison of Calanus spp. development. Total abundance was the highest in Kongsfjorden and Hinlopen. The small omnivorous copepod Oithona similis Claus, 1863 was the dominating species at all localities and the Atlantic copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus, 1765) was found at all stations. Calanus spp. development was delayed at the ice stations when compared to the shelf stations. Results are discussed in relation to differences in environmental factors among stations. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/110673/PDF-MASTER/ppr24-149.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/110673 PY - 2003 IS - No 2 EP - 165 KW - Arctic KW - Svalbard KW - zooplankton KW - Calanus KW - fjords A1 - Walkusz, Wojciech A1 - Storemark, Katharina A1 - Skau, Torunn A1 - Gannefors, Charlotte A1 - Lundberg, Marte PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 24 DA - 2003 T1 - Zooplankton community structure; a comparison of fjords, open water and ice stations in the Svalbard area SP - 149 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110673 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -