Temporal changes in abundance and distribution patterns of cyclopoid copepods belonging to the genus Oithona were analyzed from a 3 yr survey in the South China Sea comprising 9 sampling cruises, during spring, summer, and autumn of 2000-2002. Plankton

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

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