Hutchings, L. 1988. Horozontal distribution of mesozooplankton in the Southern
     Benguela Current, 1969-1974. Investigational Report of the Sea Fisheries
     Research Institute 131: 1-70.

Spatial Coverage:  West Coast of South Africa
Temporal Coverage:  December 1969
Language: Translated to English

Abstract Exerpt:  Mesozooplankton samples were colllected with WP-2 nets over
	 diffrent time and space scales between 1969 and 1974 in the active 
	 upwelling zone on the west coast of South Africa.  Fluctuations in 
	 biomass and species composition are related to hydrographic features,
	 wind patterns adn food availability.  Samples collected at three-
	 monthly intervals between Cape Columbine (~33oS) and Cape Point 
	(34o30'S) indicated non-uniform alongshore distribution of plankton in
	all seasons, with higher levels during the summer and autumn. The
	annual cycle of mesozooplankton biomass in the region is described, 
	and mechanisms for the replenishment of zooplankton in the nearshore 
	zone after strong upwelling events are proposed.  Inshore adn near-
	bottom southward-flowing currents are thought to play a greater role 
	in returning zooplankton to the base of the upwelling tongue than 
	cross-shelf flow or replacement from the south.  The standing stock of
	mesozooplankton averaged about 1 g C per m2 off the Cape Peninsula.