Excerpt from Seasonal and Areal Distribution of Zooplankton in Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Maine, 1967 and 1968 The abundance, composition, and seasonal variations in the distribution of zoo plankton are described. Thirteen taxa were among the more abundant zooplankters in the samples: 6 were holoplanktonic, and 7 were meroplanktonic. Copepods were the dominant zooplankters during all seasons in both years. Zooplankton volumes were highest in the western area (cape Arm to Cape Elizabeth), intermediate in the central area (cape Elizabeth to Mt. Desert Island), and lowest in the eastern sector (mt. Desert Island to Machias Bay). The differences in zooplankton abundance among areas and between years were caused by variations in the timing of vernal warming and coastal differences in water column stability and circulation. 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.