Heterocope borealis in Norway - A copepod on the move, or on the edge of its natural distribution?

The calanoid copepod Heterocope borealis has been assumed to have an extremely northern distribution in Norway, limited to the north-eastern parts of Finnmark county. The recent records of the species in Lake Fustvatn and Lake Røssvatn in Nordland county was therefore quite unexpected. These lakes...

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Main Authors: Jan Ivar Koksvik, Thomas Correll Jensen, Gaute Kjærstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2017-10-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/2273