Characterisation of large zooplankton sampled with two different gears during midwinter in Rijpfjorden, Svalbard

During a midwinter cruise north of 80°N to Rijpfjorden, Svalbard, the composition and vertical distribution of the zooplankton community were studied using two different samplers 1) a vertically hauled multiple plankton sampler (MPS; mouth area 0.25 m 2 , mesh size 200 μm) and 2) a horizontally towed Methot Isaacs Kidd trawl (MIK; mouth area 3.14 m 2 , mesh size 1500 μm). Our results revealed substantially higher species diversity (49 taxa) than...