Excerpt from Seasonal and Areal Distribution of Zooplankton in Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Maine, 1965 and 1966 A description is given of the abundance, composition, and seasonal variations in distribution of zooplankton. Eleven major taxa were represented in the samples. Six were holoplanktonic, and five were meroplanktonic. Copepods were the dominant zooplankters during all seasons in both years. Zooplankton volumes in both years followed similar areal trends. Mean annual volumes were highest in the western area (cape Arm to Cape Elizabeth), moderate in the central area (cape Elizabeth to Mt. Desert Island), and low in the eastern sector (mt. Desert Island to Machias Bay). Zooplankton volumes were generally lower in 1966 than in 1965. Areal and annual variations in the abundance of zooplankters are discussed in relation to hydrography. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.