Vertical distribution of zooplankton in centre of South China Sea

摘要

Four comprehensive surveys with different depths and subjects were performed byState Oceanic Administration (SOA), China in the centre of the South China Sea(12°-19°30′N, 111°-118°E) from September 1983 to January 1985. According to the data,the vertical distribution pattern of the total biomass and species of zooplankton down to a4000 m depth was for the first time reported and analysed, and the vertical composition ofpopulation was studied.