| 초록 |
Monthly variations of cirriped larvae near Oryuk islets off Busan were investigated at four stations from January 2012 to January 2013. Zooplankton was vertically collected, using NORPAC net (mouth 45 cm, mesh $200{ mu}m$ ), from the surface to 1 m above the bottom. 12 species belong to five genera of 4 families were identified including one unidentified species. Cirriped larvae occupied small portion of total zooplankton, ranging 0.02 to 4.1% of total zooplankton densities. The densities varied monthly from $1inds.m^{-3}$ to $715.1inds.m^{-3}$ , which was highest in September and lowest in February. Chthamalus challengeri, Balanus glanula, B. improbisus, B. nubilus and Octomeris sulcata were dominant species and accounted for 70.1% of total cirriped larvae. Larval densities of cirripeds between stations were not significantly different (F=0.237, p=0.870). The larval communities were grouped into two groups by cluster analysis. We discussed the distribution patterns of cirriped larvae in relation to oceanographic characteristics in the study area. |
