Questions and Hypotheses
The role of advection
Advective supply of Calanus finmarchicus and Pseudocalanus
spp. copepodites to GB during January-April and the role of
winds
Advective supply and loss of Calanus finmarchicus to GOM
basin diapausing populations during June-January
Role of advection for copepod populations on GB
Population dynamics of zooplankton on GB and
the GOM
Stratification and variability in food supply: the role of food
limitation
Mortality and invertebrate predation