Vertical Distributions of Continental Shelf Zooplankton in Stratified and Isothermal Waters

Fine-scale vertical zooplankton distributions were compared in October 1978 on a cross-shelf transect south of Long Island, New York, at a time-series station south of Long Island, and at a time-series station on Georges Bank. Samples were collected at 5 to 10-m depth intervals with a pumping system and fine mesh (102 μm) nets. The waters south of Long Island were strongly stratified, whereas those of Georges Bank were isothermal. Juvenile or...