We investigated the mesozooplankton community structure of the Yellow Sea in four seasons every other year during 2019–2022. Total abundance and biomass were highest in autumn and spring, respectively. The mesozooplankton community was dominated by small

Abundance and productivity of smaller copepods such as the cyclopoid Oithona spp. have been substantially underestimated in most studies, primarily due to large mesh sizes employed during zooplankton tows. Several studies demonstrate that the assemblage

The relationships between the small cyclopoid copepod Oithona and hydrological factors, phytoplankton and ichthyoplankton were evaluated using the data obtained in the central South China Sea (SCS) in summer 2014. The genus abundance ranged from 6.00indm⁻³