Keywords
dry mass
time series
chlorophyll a
jellyfish blooms
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The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Grant numbers P1-0237
Abstract
We present a dataset of zooplankton biomass spanning more than four decades (1974–2019). The dry mass of zooplankton ranged from below 10 to almost 100 mg m-3, was highest in 1989–2002 and declinedn thereafter. The interannual variability of zooplankton dry mass in the period 1993–2018 was compared with the regional atmospheric index WeMOi, chlorophyll a and frequency of jellyfish blooms. Increased dry mass values were associated with a positive phase of the regional atmospheric index WeMOi, higher chlorophyll a and a lower frequency of jellyfish blooms.
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